California State University, Northridge

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2009-10)

Terre Blumer
Administrative Support Staff
California State University, Northridge
Department of Physical Therapy
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8411
Phone: 818-677-2203
Additional Phone:
E-mail: pt@csun.edu
Website: www.csun.edu/hhd/pt

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2010 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	Friday, January 15, 2010
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	No
Important Dates (if any):

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

If supplemental materials are required, send items directly to the PT program.

Supplemental APPLICATION required?	NO
Supplemental MATERIALS required?	YES
If yes, list of items	Official Copy of the GRE sent DIRECTLY top the Department of Physical Therapy, Documentation of work experience (verified by a physical therapist) if additional 100 hour blocks of experience are to be credited to the student (sent directly to the PT Department)
Supplemental FEE required?	YES - for selected applicants only
If yes, amount	$
Supplemental deadline(s) YYYY-MM-DD	2010-01-15
Link to supplemental forms or instructions	http://www.csumentor.com

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites

Must applicants earn a Bachelor's degree prior to enrolling into the PT program? YES
For more information about course prerequisites, visit the program Web site: www.csun.edu/hhd/pt/

Course Prerequisite Name or Subject Area	Req, Rec, Crq*	SEM hrs	QTR hrs	Lab Required (Y/N)	Additional Program Information
Biology	REQ	4	-	YES	Any 4 unit Biology with lab. General Biology or Microbiology most common.
Human Anatomy	REQ	3	-	YES	Any Human Anatomy with lab. Cadaver Lab strongly recommended. If Anatomy and Physiology are combined, the course must be 2 semesters (8 units). If only one semester of a combined course is taken, it will be counted as Physiology.
Human Physiology	REQ	4	-	YES	Any Human Physiology with lab. Exercise Physiology is not accepted as substitute. Animal or Mammalian Physiology acceptable only if Human Physiology Text was used. If Anatomy and Physiology are combined, the course must be 2 semesters (8 units).
Chemistry	REQ	4,4	-	YES	Two semesters of General Chemistry or one general and one organic. Need three quarters (12 quarter units) to equal 2 semesters. Two quarters general and one organic is acceptable. All must have labs.
Physics	REQ	4,4	-	YES	Two semesters of Physics with lab. May be either non-Calculus or Calculus based. Need three quarters (12 quarter units) to equal 2 semesters.
Statistics	REQ	3	-	NO	Any Statistics class of at least 3 semester or 4 quarter units. Courses must include hypothesis testing as well as parametric and nonparametric testing.
Psychology	REQ	3,3	-	NO	Two courses in Psychology are required: Any introductory, developmental or higher-level Psychology. Abnormal Psychology or a psychology course with emphasis on psychopathology is highly recommended.

* “Req” = required course; “Rec” = recommended course; “Crq” = conditionally required course

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Is the GRE required?	Required
Program’s GRE College Code	# 4707
Last acceptable GRE test date – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2010-01-15
Oldest GRE score considered – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)

GRE table below may contain blank fields if program data is not available or applicable.

GRE Section	Minimum GRE Score	Average GRE Score for Accepted Students
Verbal
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative
Quantitative Percentile
Analytical Writing
Analytical Writing Percentile
Composite (verbal & quantitative)
Composite Percentile
Additional information about program’s GRE requirements

References

Number of references required by program: 3 References

EVALUATOR TYPE	Applicant must send one reference from this SPECIFIC type of evaluator	Applicant must send a reference from one or more evaluators in this category to fulfill program's requirements	Evaluator Type ACCEPTED	Evaluator Type NOT Accepted
Physical Therapist-1	X
Physical Therapist-2			X
Professor in Major			X
Professor			X
Academic			X
Supervisor/Employer			X
Teaching Assistant				X
PTA				X
Pre-PT Advisor				X
Politician/Elected Official				X
Health Care Professional			X
Friend				X
Family Member				X
Co-worker				X
Clergy				X
OTHER				X

Additional information about program’s reference requirements:

PT Observation Hours

Enter your PT observation hours on your PTCAS application. Print the PT Observation Hours form from the PTCAS application or use online PT Hours signature process, if the program requires you to have your hours verified by a physical therapist. Send signed forms to PTCAS.

PT HOURS	PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Description of Program’s PT Hours Requirement	PT hours are required - a licensed PT must verify hours with signed form
Total Number of PT Hours REQUIRED	100
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours YYYY-MM-DD	2010-01-01
PAID Experience	Accepted
VOLUNTEER Experience	Accepted
INPATIENT Experience	Accepted
OUTPATIENT Experience	Accepted
Additional information about program’s PT hours requirement	Additional points will be awarded to the student for each 100 hour block of time in a different setting. (ie: geriatrics, pediatrics, acute care, etc)

GPA Requirement

GPAs will be blank if program data is not available or applicable.

GPA	Minimum GPA	Average GPA for Accepted Students
Overall Undergraduate Cumulative	3.00
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	If the Undergraduate Cumulative GPA <3.0 the student must score above the 50th percentile on at least one section of the GRE (University Graduate School Requirement)

Program Essay Instructions

Some PTCAS programs require applicants to respond to a custom essay question in addition to the standard PTCAS essay question. The PTCAS application will automatically prompt you to respond to the custom essays for your designated programs. The custom essay question for this program is below.

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FOREIGN APPLICANTS AND TRANSCRIPTS

The program’s foreign (international) transcript policies do NOT apply to study abroad coursework that is itemized on a U.S. college or university transcript. Study abroad is processed in the same way as U.S. coursework.

Program’s citizenship requirements (individuals listed may be eligible for admission)	U.S. citizens U.S. permanent residents Foreign (non-U.S.) citizens with a visa
Program requires non-native speakers to submit TOEFL scores?	Yes
Program policy for submission of non-U.S. (foreign/international) coursework	Send foreign transcript evaluation to PTCAS
Program policy for CANADIAN coursework	Send foreign evaluation for CANADIAN coursework to PTCAS
Additional information about program’s policy on foreign coursework

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered	Program culminates in a Master's (MPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class YYYY-MM-DD	2010-08-18
Dual-degree programs offered in conjunction with the PT degree (if any)
Institution's religious affiliation (if any)

Profile of Most Recent Entering Class

Items will be blank if program data is not available or applicable.

Size of Most Recent Entering Class	34
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	34
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class
Percent of CANADIAN students in most recent entering class
Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) students in most recent entering class
Additional information about the class profile

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Welcome to the Department of Physical Therapy at California State University, Northridge offering the Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) Degree. CSUN's Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) program is proud of its forty year history of graduating outstanding Physical Therapists who serve the public in the State of California and throughout the United States.

Physical therapists are licensed medical professionals who provide services aimed at preventing the onset and/or slowing the progression of conditions resulting from injury, disease, and other causes. There are more than 120,000 licensed physical therapists in the US practicing in a variety of settings.

CSUN's MPT program has maintained accreditation throughout its history. The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education recently awarded CSUN's MPT program full accreditation through 2013. Acceptance into the MPT program requires a Bachelor's Degree prior to beginning the first semester of courses. The Bachelor's Degree may be in any field (except Physical Therapy) and from any accredited college or university, as long as the other CSUN admissions requirements are fulfilled. Students should select and complete a major in which they have an interest and in which they can also make progress in completing the prerequisite courses for Physical Therapy.

Please explore our website at www.csun.edu/hhd/pt/ for detailed information about the Master of Physical Therapy, including the list of required prerequisites. These must be completed prior to enrollment in the first semester of the Master's Program. You should plan, if possible, to attend one of the regularly scheduled Group Advisement Sessions before calling or making an appointment with a faculty advisor. (Please see Group Advisement Schedule on our webpage.)

Once again, thank you for your interest in the Program. We look forward to hearing from you!