Mount St. Mary's College

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2009-10)

Jessica Bibeau
Director of Graduate Admissions
Graduate Admissions
Mount St. Mary's College
10 Chester Place
Los Angeles, California 90007
Phone: 213-477-2800 (graduate admissions office)
Phone (alternate number): 213-477-2799
FAX: 213-477-2797
Email: dptinfo@msmc.la.edu
Website: http://www.msmc.la.edu/pages/217.asp

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2010 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Deadline Type	SOFT Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)	Monday, March 01, 2010
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	Yes
Important Dates (if any): Program Open House Dates for 2009: May 17 10:00am - noon Sep. 20 10:00am - noon Oct. 18 10:00am - noon Dec. 5 10:00am - noon Individual visits of the campus can be arranged through Graduate Admissions: 213-477-2800

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

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

Supplemental APPLICATION required?	NO
Supplemental MATERIALS required?	NO
If yes, list of items	.
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.msmc.la.edu/pages/984.asp

Course Prerequisite Name or Subject Area	Req, Rec, Crq*	SEM hrs	QTR hrs	Lab Required (Y/N)	Additional Program Information
Human Anatomy	REQ	4	6	YES	Combined anatomy and physiology courses are accepted.
Human Physiology	REQ	4	6	YES	Combined anatomy and physiology courses are accepted.
Biology	REQ	8	15	YES	Must be for science majors.
Chemistry	REQ	8	15	YES	Inorganic or Organic acceptable. Must be for science majors.
Physics	REQ	8	15	YES	Must be for science majors. Calculus-based course is NOT required.
Psychology	REQ	9	12	NO	Introductory - Required Developmental, Abnormal or Sport Psychology - recommended
Upper Division Science	REQ	3	4	NO	.
Statistics	REQ	3	4	.	.
Written Communication	REQ	3	4	.	English Composition or any English course that contains a significant writing component
Oral Communication	REQ	3	4	.	A Speech Course will fulfill this prerequisite. This prerequisite may also be waived if the applicant can demonstrated significant public speaking experience through employment or volunteer activity. A waiver request must be made directly to the Department Chair.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Is the GRE required?	Required
Program’s GRE College Code	# 4464
Last acceptable GRE test date – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2010-02-01
Oldest GRE score considered – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2005-12-01

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
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative
Quantitative Percentile
Analytical Writing
Analytical Writing Percentile
Composite (verbal & quantitative)	1000	1172
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: We require three letters of reference: one from an academician with direct knowledge of the applicant's academic ability; one from a physical therapist who can address the applicant's clinical potential and communication skills; and one from an individual who can address the applicant's problem solving skills.

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
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED	240
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours YYYY-MM-DD	2010-04-30
PAID Experience	Accepted
VOLUNTEER Experience	Accepted
INPATIENT Experience	Required
OUTPATIENT Experience	Required
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	3.44
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00	3.40
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	Program uses only the highest grade earned in its local GPA calculations, if a course is repeated. Prerequisite courses with grades of C- or lower are not accepted and must be retaken.

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 (recommended)
Program policy for CANADIAN coursework	Send foreign evaluation for CANADIAN coursework to PTCAS
Additional information about program’s policy on foreign coursework	English translation required for original foreign transcripts.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered	Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class YYYY-MM-DD	2009-08-24
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	35
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	35
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class	90%
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)	2%
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class	8%
Percent of CANADIAN students in most recent entering class	2%
Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) students in most recent entering class	.
Additional information about the class profile	.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This post-baccalaureate degree program offers professional education based on a foundation of liberal arts and sciences. It is a three-year (9 semester) program of academic rigor requiring full time study throughout the curriculum. Concentration on the basic and clinical sciences is integrated with physical therapy patient/client management principles and procedures. The total educational experience of the student involves life-long learning, and the physical therapy curriculum facilitates this value throughout the student's acquisition of knowledge and development of intellectual skills, professional behaviors, cognitive abilities, and practice competencies. The program design provides early and continual integration of clinical experiences that foster maximum development of the student's clinical thought processes, and provides opportunities for mastery of the personal and skill-based competencies requisite for entry-level practice. The Physical Therapy Department is committed to providing an education that enables graduates to be generalist practitioners of the highest quality. The learning environment nurtures students to become skilled professional practitioners, possessing the skills of clinical reasoning and effective communication. Students experience and discover the person and service-oriented aspects of health care including:

An understanding of the holistic nature of health, integrating body, mind, spirit and emotion
An understanding of human beings their inherent dignity, their diverse cultures, and ethnicity
A respect for the role of compassion and communication in health and healing
A respect for the role of mutual trust and responsibility in patient relationships
An ethical basis for decision making

As integral members of the health care team, graduates impart their knowledge and skill through competent and compassionate patient care, enlightened education, scholarly activity and research, quality consultation and a commitment to life-long learning and professional development.

The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, the official accrediting body for Physical Therapy Education Programs. Upon successful completion of all clinical and academic requirements, the degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy is awarded. Graduates are eligible for licensure in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

The curriculum is a sequential 3-year, 9-semester design based on a foundation of hierarchical and adult learning theory. The curriculum design incorporates values, content and process components. In the domain of values, six values serve as a core for the program and are based on the mission and philosophy of the College and department. These values are compassion, communication, collaboration, community, critical thinking and competence (including professionalism).

Seven themes serve as the conceptual framework around which the curriculum is organized. They are Foundational and Basic Sciences, Medical Sciences, Critical Thinking/Research, Patient/Client Management, Practice Management, Integration Seminar, and Clinical Experiences. The program includes a total of 38 weeks of clinical experiences, culminating with a 10- and 12- week clinical internship.