Chatham University

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2009-10)

Maureen Stokan
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
Chatham University
Admissions
Woodland Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232
Phone: 412-365-2988
Phone (alternate number): 412-365-1409
Email: mstokan@chatham.edu
Website: http://www.chatham.edu/departments/healthmgmt/graduate/pt/dpt.cfm

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2010 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	No
Important Dates (if any): Early Decision Deadline- October 1, 2009 Early Decison Interview- November 7, 2009 Regular Decision Deadline- December 1, 2009 Regular Decision Interview- January 23, 2010 Open House Dates: October 24, 2009, January 31, 2010, March 27, 2010, July 10, 2010.

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	GRE Scores must be sent directly to the Graduate Admissions Office, Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15232.
Supplemental FEE required?	NO
If yes, amount	$
Supplemental deadline(s) YYYY-MM-DD
Link to supplemental forms or instructions

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: http://www.chatham.edu/departments/healthmgmt/graduate/pt/requirements.cfm

Course Prerequisite Name or Subject Area	Req, Rec, Crq*	SEM hrs	QTR hrs	Lab Required (Y/N)	Additional Program Information
Human Anatomy	REQ	3	-	NO	If taking anatomy with physiology, both Anatomy & Physiology I (3 credits) and II (3 credits) are necessary to fulfill the anatomy and physiology requirement. Lab based courses are preferred
Animal or Human Physiology (prefer human)	REQ	3	-	NO	If taking anatomy with physiology, both Anatomy & Physiology I (3 credits) and II (3 credits) are necessary to fulfill the anatomy and physiology requirement. Lab based courses are preferred
Biology I & II	REQ	8	-	YES	.
Chemistry I & II	REQ	8	-	YES	.
Physics I & II	REQ	8	-	YES	.
Introduction to Psychology	REQ	3	-	NO	.
Developmental Psychology	REQ	3	-	NO	.
Statistics	REQ	3	-	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	# 2081
Last acceptable GRE test date – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2010-04-01
Oldest GRE score considered – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2010-04-01

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		500
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative		500
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: Three references are required: one from a Physical Therapist and two from academic sources.

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 - no verification by a physical therapist
Total Number of PT Hours REQUIRED
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED	100
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours YYYY-MM-DD
PAID Experience	Accepted
VOLUNTEER Experience	Accepted
INPATIENT Experience	Accepted
OUTPATIENT Experience	Accepted
Additional information about program’s PT hours requirement

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	3.419
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00	3.450
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	Program uses the highest grade earned in its local GPA calculations, if a course was repeated.

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 original CANADIAN transcript directly to program
Additional information about program’s policy on foreign coursework	English translation required for original foreign transcripts. a course by course evaluation of foreign transcript is required.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered	Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class YYYY-MM-DD	2010-08-30
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	30
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	30
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class	65%
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class	35%
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	The program has articulation agreements with the following institutions: Allegheny College, Baldwin-Wallace College, Indiana University of PA, James Madison University, Mount Aloysius College, Mount Vernon Nazarene College, Stephens College, Thiel College, Washington and Jefferson College and Waynesburg College. For details, visit our website at www.chatham.edu/pt/.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

As an integral member of a dynamic health care system, the physical therapy profession is dedicated to the promotion of health and prevention of movement dysfunction through practice that emphasizes consumer education, restoration, and maintenance of function considering the total needs of the individual. We view learning as an evolving, collaborative and continuous process, one that integrates the learner's needs and goals and that extends beyond the climate of formal education. The student, therefore, is charged with the shared responsibility to establish learning objectives and the necessary collegial relationships to meet both academic and professional standards. The faculty is responsible for providing experiences that engage students in the teaching-learning process and that prepare students for competent, ethical, and evidence-based practice. Such preparation includes:

assisting the learner in the development of self-directed abilities;
assisting the learner in the development of analytic and decision making skills;
providing the learner with opportunities to ask critical clinical questions, search for, critically appraise, and integrate scientific evidence with clinical expertise and consumer circumstances;
creating a secure and open environment where collaborative learning can take place;
designing classroom, laboratory, and clinical experiences which involve the student in the discovery process;
assisting the learner in the plan of their professional development beyond the entry-level curriculum;
promoting service to one's community beyond one's role as a health care professional; and,
providing the opportunities for self-evaluation, peer evaluation, and program evaluation.

We believe that faculty members should continually grow in their roles as educators, professional advocates, mentors, and researchers through active participation in educational, clinical, research, professional, and community activities.