The Ohio State University

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

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2009-10)

Lisa Terek
Graduate Program Manager
The Ohio State University
Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy
516 Atwell Hall
453 West 10th Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Phone: 614-292-8112
Phone (alternate number): 614-688-8181
Email: terek.2@osu.edu
Website: http://www.amp.osu.edu/pt/index.cfm

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2010 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	Thursday, October 01, 2009
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	No
Important Dates (if any):

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	$40
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: www.amp.osu.edu/pt/5439.cfm

Course Prerequisite Name or Subject Area	Req, Rec, Crq*	SEM hrs	QTR hrs	Lab Required (Y/N)	Additional Program Information
General Chemistry	REQ	.	10	YES	Two-course sequence is required
General Physics	REQ	.	10	YES	Two-course sequence required
General Biology	REQ	.	5	YES	.
Human Physiology	REQ	.	5	NO	May be part of a combined two-course sequence in anatomy & Physiology
Physiology of Exercise	REQ	.	3	NO	.
Human or Vertebrate Anatomy	REQ	.	5	NO	May be part of a combined two-course sequence in anatomy & Physiology
Human Growth and Development	REQ	.	3	NO	.
Medical or Scientific Terminology	REQ	.	3	NO	.
General Psychology	REQ	.	5	NO	.
Statistics	REQ	.	3	NO	.
Research Design	REQ	.	3-5	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	# 1952
Last acceptable GRE test date – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2009-09-02
Oldest GRE score considered – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2004-09-02

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		550
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative		650
Quantitative Percentile
Analytical Writing		4.5
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	40
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours YYYY-MM-DD	2009-10-02
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		3.70
Program-specific Prerequisite		3.75
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.

REPEAT Applicants: If you have applied to a physical therapy program in the past five years, what have you done to improve upon, or enhance, your application for this current admissions cycle?

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	English translation required for all 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	2010-06-21
Dual-degree programs offered in conjunction with the PT degree (if any)	DPT/PhD
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	40
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	40
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class	82%
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class	18%
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

The OSU Physical Therapy Graduate Program offers a Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT). This degree consists of 159 credit hours taken over 13 consecutive quarters. The Physical Therapy Graduate Program provides an integrative approach to the didactic, laboratory, and clinical experiences required in health care and physical therapy as it is practiced in the current medical environment. The increasing demands of the profession require that the entry-level practitioner be an independent thinker with high level problem-solving skills. Hence, the curriculum is designed to facilitate active learning through a case-based approach integrating classroom learning with clinical experiences