Northern Arizona University

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2009-10)

Northern Arizona University
Program in Physical Therapy
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 15105
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
Phone: 928-523-4092
Phone (alternate number): 928-523-4270
Email: Physical-therapy@nau.edu
Website: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~pt-p/index.php

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2010 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	Monday, November 02, 2009
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	No
Important Dates (if any): Interviews are mandatory for admission to the Program. Interviews are scheduled for February 26 & 27, 2010 in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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	Official Transcripts from all Colleges and Universities that the applicant has attended.
Supplemental FEE required?	YES
If yes, amount	$50.00
Supplemental deadline(s) YYYY-MM-DD	2009-12-01
Link to supplemental forms or instructions	http://home.nau.edu/gradcol/apply.asp

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://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~pt-p/programs/dpt/prereqs.php

Course Prerequisite Name or Subject Area	Req, Rec, Crq*	SEM hrs	QTR hrs	Lab Required (Y/N)	Additional Program Information
Human Anatomy and Physiology	REQ	8	15	YES	.
College Chemistry	REQ	8	15	YES	General inorganic college chemistry. Not a survey course of inorganic, organic, or biochemistry.
College Physics	REQ	8	15	YES	May be algebra based.
Introduction to Psychology	REQ	3	5	NO	.
Abnormal or Developmental Psychology	REQ	3	5	NO	May be either Abnormal or Developmental
Statistics	REQ	3	5	NO	Should cover central tendency, probability, sampling theory, hypothesis testing, chi-square, t-test and one-way ANOVA.

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

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Is the GRE required?	Required
Program’s GRE College Code	# 4006
Last acceptable GRE test date – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2009-12-01
Oldest GRE score considered – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2004-12-01

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	.	482
Verbal Percentile	.	.
Quantitative	.	655
Quantitative Percentile	.	.
Analytical Writing	.	4.2
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 highly recommended
Total Number of PT Hours REQUIRED
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED	100
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours YYYY-MM-DD	2010-03-01
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	2.75	3.56
Program-specific Prerequisite	2.75	3.46
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	Program uses only 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
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.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered	Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class YYYY-MM-DD	2010-08-23
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	48
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	48
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class	69%
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)	.
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class	31%
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

Northern Arizona University (NAU) with an enrollment of 17,000 students is one of three state universities. Flagstaff, Arizona is a mountain community known for its quality of life, superb beauty and variety of outdoor and cultural activities. NAU graduated its first class of physical therapy students in 1981. Those graduates received a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1988, NAU moved to a Master of Science degree. Because the physical therapy faculty fully embraced the movement to doctoral education as the entry-level degree for the profession, NAU transitioned to the doctor of physical therapy (DPT) degree in 2000.

With an innovative curriculum centered upon the four principle practice patterns of the Musculoskeletal, Neuromuscular, Cardiopulmonary, and Integumentary systems and with a faculty that is nationally and internationally recognized for their individual expertise, students are mentored to be life-long learners, critical thinkers, and clinically competent practitioners who function autonomously within a complex health care system.

The Physical Therapy Program at NAU embraces the primary mission of preparing physical therapists to assume leadership roles within the health care system through learning experiences which integrate teaching, research, service, and clinical education. In this way, graduates are able to contribute to the solutions of current as well as future health care issues. Students gain clinical practice competencies via teaching and mentoring opportunities with the core faculty, clinical adjunct faculty, and clinical educators.