University of Central Arkansas

This page is intended for college transfer students and graduates ONLY. High school students MUST contact the institution directly for information about the guaranteed freshman-entry program. Do not apply using PTCAS.

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2009-10)

Charlotte Fant
Academic Advisor - Physical Therapy
University of Central Arkansas
DPT, Dept. of Physical Therapy
PTC Suite 300
University of Central Arkansas
201 S. Donaghey Ave.
Conway, Arkansas 72035
Phone: 501-450-3611
Phone (alternate number): 501-450-3611
Email: cfant@uca.edu
Website: http://www.uca.edu/pt/html

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2010 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	Thursday, October 15, 2009
Deadline Type	SOFT Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)	Friday, January 15, 2010
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	No
Important Dates (if any): The Soft Deadline is used for those applying for Early Admission. To be eligible for Early Admission, additional requirements include: Minimum cumulatve GPA of 3.6 Minimum Science GPA 3.4 Minimum GRE combined (verbal and quantitative) score of 1000 Minimum of 4.0 on Writing section of GRE 45 Hours of Observations at three different physical therapy facilities Be enrolled in 30th hour of 38 required science hours in fall 2009 term Information on freshman information is available from the Pre-PT advisor.

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

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

Supplemental APPLICATION required?	YES
Supplemental MATERIALS required?	YES
If yes, list of items	Transcripts are required to be sent to the school upon acceptance into the program. DO NOT SEND TRANSCRIPTS as part of the supplemental application.
Supplemental FEE required?	To Be Determined
If yes, amount	$
Supplemental deadline(s) YYYY-MM-DD	2010-01-15
Link to supplemental forms or instructions	http://www.uca.edu/pt/documents/UCAsupplementalapplication.pdf

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites

Must applicants earn a Bachelor's degree prior to enrolling into the PT program? Yes
Link to program’s prerequisite web page: http://www.uca.edu/pt/documents/PostBachchecksheetJan_000.pdf

Course Prerequisite Name or Subject Area	Req, Rec, Crq*	SEM hrs	QTR hrs	Lab Required (Y/N)	Additional clarifying information, if any
General Psychology	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Principles of Biology	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Human Anatomy & Physiology	REQ	8	.	YES	Must be from a Biology department.
Histology	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Biology	REQ	6	.	NO	Must be upper division animal-based biology
Psychology Elective	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Chemistry	REQ	8	.	YES	Must be 2 semester sequence with lab
College Physics	REQ	8	.	YES	Must be 2 semester sequence with lab; physical science not acceptable
Statistics	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Medical Terminology	REQ	1	.	NO	.

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

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Is the GRE required?	Required
Program’s GRE College Code	# 6012
Last acceptable GRE test date – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2009-12-15
Oldest GRE score considered – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2004-12-15

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		440
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative		575
Quantitative Percentile
Analytical Writing
Analytical Writing Percentile
Composite (verbal & quantitative)		1015
Composite Percentile
Additional information about program’s GRE requirements

References

Number of references required by program: NONE

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	Not Applicable
Physical Therapist-2
Professor in Major
Professor
Academic
Supervisor/Employer
Teaching Assistant
PTA
Pre-PT Advisor
Politician/Elected Official
Health Care Professional
Friend
Family Member
Co-worker
Clergy
OTHER

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	45
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours YYYY-MM-DD	2010-01-15
PAID Experience	Accepted
VOLUNTEER Experience	Accepted
INPATIENT Experience	Accepted
OUTPATIENT Experience	Accepted
Additional information about program’s PT hours requirement	Observation hours must occur in 3 different clinical settings (10-20 hours per facility).

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	3.57
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00	3.27
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	Program specific prerequsite GPA is the GPA for all science classes.

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 Canadian citizens Foreign (non-U.S.) citizens with a visa Foreign (non-U.S.) citizens Other non-citizens (e.g., refugees)
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 doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class YYYY-MM-DD	2010-08-26
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	56
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	56
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class	85%
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class	15%
Percent of CANADIAN students in most recent entering class
Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) students in most recent entering class	0.6%
Additional information about the class profile

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) is designed to develop outstanding physical therapy professionals who are practicing autonomously in the global community. Admission occurs following completion of a baccalaureate degree including 48 hours of prerequisite course work. The program is three years in length (126 hours) and includes 43 weeks of clinical internships. Students are provided opportunities for elective work in specialty areas. UCA’s DPT program is physically located on a beautiful college campus of 13,000 students in the city of Conway, at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, just 22 miles from Little Rock. The Department of Physical Therapy is housed in its own modern 40,000 square foot building with state of the art facilities and separate, newly constructed gross anatomy laboratory. All faculty members are doctorally prepared and five are certified clinical specialists. The Department is also home to a PhD program in Physical Therapy as well as a Clinical Residency Program in Pediatrics.