Creighton University

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2009-10)

Kim Johnson
Director of Admission
Creighton University
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
2500 California Plaza
Criss Health Science Building, Room 151
Omaha, Nebraska 68178
Phone: (402) 280-2662
Phone (alternate number): (800) 325-2830
Email: phaadmis@creighton.edu
Website: http://spahp2.creighton.edu/admission/PT/

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2010 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	Monday, February 01, 2010
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	Yes
Important Dates (if any): Preferred Deadline: Monday, November 2, 2009 Additional Deadline Information: Personal interviews are required in the admission process. Qualified applicants will be notified via e-mail if they are selected for an interview. Interview dates are as follows: Friday, November 13, 2009 Friday, January 15, 2009 Friday, February 5, 2009

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

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

Supplemental APPLICATION required?	YES
Supplemental MATERIALS required?	NO
If yes, list of items
Supplemental FEE required?	YES
If yes, amount	$60
Supplemental deadline(s) YYYY-MM-DD	2010-02-01
Link to supplemental forms or instructions	http://spahp2.creighton.edu/admission/Apply_EntryPT.htm

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites

Must applicants earn a Bachelor's degree prior to enrolling into the PT program? NO
For more information about course prerequisites, visit the program Web site: http://spahp2.creighton.edu/admission/PT/PT_Entry_Prerequisites.htm

Course Prerequisite Name or Subject Area	Req, Rec, Crq*	SEM hrs	QTR hrs	Lab Required (Y/N)	Additional Program Information
General Biology I & II	REQ	8	-	YES	Coursework in botany, ecology, entomology, anatomy, or physiology will not fulfill the biology requirement.
General Chemistry I & II	REQ	8	-	YES	.
General Physics I & II	REQ	8	-	YES	.
Human or Mammalian Physiology	REQ	3	-	NO	If enrolled in a combined anatomy/physiology course, 6 semester hours will be required.
English (Including Composition)	REQ	6	-	NA	.
Statistics	REQ	3	-	NA	.

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

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Is the GRE required?	Required
Program’s GRE College Code	# 6154
Last acceptable GRE test date – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)
Oldest GRE score considered – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2006-10-01

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		450
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative		620
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 - no verification by a physical therapist
Total Number of PT Hours REQUIRED	60
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED
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		3.5
Program-specific Prerequisite		3.2
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)

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
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	2010-08-16
Dual-degree programs offered in conjunction with the PT degree (if any)
Institution's religious affiliation (if any)	Catholic

Profile of Most Recent Entering Class

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

Size of Most Recent Entering Class	57
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	60
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class	26%
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class	74%
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	Institution is private; therefore, state residency is not a factor in admission. Program gives preference for an interview invitation to applicants who completed all prerequisites at Creighton. However, only 20-30% of students come from Creighton.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

In 1993, Creighton established the nation's first Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (DPT), leading the entire profession. U.S. News & World Report ranks Creighton's PT doctorate program 19th in the nation.

Creighton is a Jesuit, Catholic institution with 7,000 students. Nearly 35% are pursuit health science professional degrees. Creighton is one of only four Jesuit institutions with an academic medical center. The Creighton University Medical Center is home to Nebraska's busiest trauma center, a nationally renowned cardiac teaching center, and hundreds of the region's most accomplished health care professionals.

Creighton has 16 full-time faculty members. Eleven faculty members have doctoral degrees and Four faculty members are APTA recognized advanced clinical specialists. The Creighton PT faculty average 15 years of clinical experience and 8 years of teaching experience.

A total of 46 weeks of supervised clinical practice is provided in the curriculum - up to 11 weeks more training than the national average. PT students choose from more than 350 clinical training sites in the U.S. and foreign countries - including a third world opportunity in the Dominican Republic.