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(A) CANDIDATES

These programs have admitted at least one class of students and have been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. Candidacy status indicates that a program is making satisfactory progress toward compliance with accreditation criteria, but it does not ensure that a program will achieve accreditation.

NEVADA

Touro University Nevada (A4, D6, F1, PR)
Suzanne Robben Brown, PT, MPH
Director
School of Physical Therapy
874 American Pacific Dr
Henderson, NV 89014
Program: 702/467-1961
E-mail: suzanne.brown@touro.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2012

WISCONSIN

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (D6, F1, PU)
Kathryn R Zalewski, PT, PhD, MPA
Program Director
Physical Therapy Program
College of Health Sciences
Department of Human Movement Sciences
PO Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
Program Director: 414/229-3367
E-mail: pt-program@uwm.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2010

(B) APPLICANTS FOR CANDIDACY: APPLICATION FOR CANDIDACY SUBMITTED

These programs are in varying degrees of development. They have begun the process toward accreditation by submitting an Application for Candidacy. The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education has not yet granted Candidate for Accreditation status to these programs.

Midwestern University (A4, D6, F1, PR)
Judith A Woehrle, PT, PhD, OCS
Director
Physical Therapy Program
19555 N 59th Ave
Glendale, AZ 85308
Program: 623/572-3921
E-mail: jwoehr@midwestern.edu

UTAH

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (A1, A4, D6, F1, PR)
Robert A Sellin, PT, DSc, ECS
Chair
Entry-level DPT Program
561 East 1860 South
Provo, UT 84606
Program: 801/875-5125
E-mail: rsellin@rmuohp.edu

(C) PROGRAMS WITH FULL-TIME PROGRAM DIRECTOR

These programs are placed on this list when the Department of Accreditation is officially notified that a Program Director has been hired. These programs are in the early stages of development; no students have been admitted.

GEORGIA

Mercer University (A4, D6, F1, PR)
Leslie F Taylor, PT, PhD
Professor and Director
Physical Therapy Program
3001 Mercer University Drive
Duvall Building, Suite 166
Atlanta, GA 30341-4155
Program: 678/547-6167
E-mail: Taylor_LF@mercer.edu

KANSAS

University of Saint Mary (A4, D6, F1, PR)
Mark Horacek, PT, PhD
Director
Physical Therapy Program
Mead Building 307
4100 S 4th St
Leavenworth, KS 66048
Program: 913/758-6124
E-mail: horacek03@stmary.edu

TEXAS

University of North Texas Health Science Center (A4, D6, F1, PU)
Clayton F Holmes, PT, EdD
Professor and Chair
Physical Therapy Program
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76107-2699
Program: 817/735-2510
E-mail: cholmes@hsc.unt.edu

VIRGINIA

Lynchburg College (A4, D6, F1, PR)
Kevin E Brueilly, PT, PhD
Associate Professor and Program Director
Entry-level DPT Program
1501 Lakeside Dr
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Program: 434/544-8885
E-mail: brueilly.k@lynchburg.edu

Radford University (A4, D6, F1, PU)
Edward Swanson, PT, PhD, MBA
Chairperson
Physical Therapy Program
Waldron College of Health and Human Services
PO Box 6970
Radford, VA 24142
Program: 540/831-7600
E-mail: eswanson3@radford.edu

[Last updated: 10/06/09 | Contact: accreditation@apta.org]