University of Rhode Island

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2009-10)

Susan Roush
Admissions Committee Chair
University of Rhode Island
Physical Therapy Department; University of Rhode Island
Independence Square II
25 West Independence Way
Kingston, Rhode Island 02881
Phone: 401 874-5626
Phone (alternate number): 401 874-5001
Email: roush@uri.edu
Website: www.uri.edu/hss/pt/admission

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2010 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	Yes
Important Dates (if any): We strongly recommend applicants submit all of the application materials by the deadline.

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	Although the University of Rhode Island (URI) Graduate School Application will ask applicants to send transcripts and recommendations to them, this is not necessary. Only submit those materials to PTCAS. Applicants should, however, list the names of their references on the URI Graduate School application. Applicant do not need to write a second Personal Statement for the URI Graduate School application; the PTCAS Personal Statement should be 'copied and pasted' into the URI Graduate School application. The URI Graduate School application is not considered complete until the $65 application fee is paid.
Supplemental FEE required?	YES
If yes, amount	$65
Supplemental deadline(s) YYYY-MM-DD	2009-12-15
Link to supplemental forms or instructions	www.uri.edu/gsadmis/gs_apply.html

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites

Must applicants earn a Bachelor's degree prior to enrolling into the PT program? A limited number of students are admitted each year from the University of Rhode Island's Departments of Kinesiology and Biology who have not earned their bachelor's degree. They are admitted contingent upon their completing their degree.
For more information about course prerequisites, visit the program Web site: www.ptp.uri.edu/admission/app.asp

Course Prerequisite Name or Subject Area	Req, Rec, Crq*	SEM hrs	QTR hrs	Lab Required (Y/N)	Additional clarifying information, if any
General Biology	REQ	4	.	YES	Course must be designed for science majors.
Human Anatomy	REQ	4	.	YES	Anatomy and Physiology I and II (for a total of 8 credits) are permitted substitutions for Human Anatomy (4 credits) and Human Physiology (4 credits).
Human Physiology	REQ	4	.	YES	Anatomy and Physiology I and II (for a total of 8 credits) are permitted substitutions for Human Anatomy (4 credits) and Human Physiology (4 credits).
Chemistry I	REQ	4	.	YES	Course must be designed for science majors.
Chemistry II	REQ	4	.	YES	Course must be designed for science majors.
Physics I	REQ	4	.	YES	Course must be designed for science majors.
Physics II	REQ	4	.	YES	Course must be designed for science majors.
General Psychology	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Psychology II	REQ	3	.	NO	Any 3-credit Psychology content course fulfills this pre-requisite, e.g. developmental, child, adolescent, abnormal, social, etc.
Pre-calculus math	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Statistics	REQ	3	.	NO	Descriptive and inferential statistics preferably through Analysis of Variance.
Communications	REQ	3	.	NO	Oral or written communications course, e.g. public speaking, composition, technical writing, etc. Writing-intensive coursed do not meet this pre-requisite.

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

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Is the GRE required?	Required
Program’s GRE College Code	# 3919
Last acceptable GRE test date – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)
Oldest GRE score considered – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)

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		454
Verbal Percentile		47%
Quantitative		558
Quantitative Percentile		40%
Analytical Writing
Analytical Writing Percentile
Composite (verbal & quantitative)
Composite Percentile
Additional information about program’s GRE requirements

References

Number of references required by program: 2 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	30
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours YYYY-MM-DD	2009-11-30
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	3.0	3.4
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.0	3.4
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 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

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered	Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class YYYY-MM-DD	2010-05-24
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	40
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

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Physical Therapy Department at the University of Rhode Island prepares students for careers as licensed physical therapists. Through an intensive three year course of study, students are exposed to basic sciences, evaluative and treatment theories, intervention techniques, professional issues analysis, and skills development to allow autonomous practice. The results of a nation-wide survey indicated that the top reasons for choosing a PT school included factors of cost, location, facilities, and licensure passing rate. The URI Physical Therapy Department excels in all of these categories:

Cost

URI tuition and fee totals are among the lowest in the Northeast for both RI residents as well as for residents of other states. We strongly encourage applicants to explore and compare costs of PT education at URI to other schools in the region and nation. While offering many financial aid packages similar to other schools, URI-PT also offers a limited number of Graduate Assistantships. These opportunities pay entry-level students a stipend and/or a partial tuition waiver that helps offset the cost of their education. We believe these opportunities to be rare for entry-level programs.

Location

URI is located in beautiful southERN Rhode Island, 15 minutes from some of the most scenic beaches in the country. Our building overlooks athletic fields, turf fields, and a horse farm. We are 90 minutes from Boston and about 3 hours from NYC. Amtrack has a major station located one mile from campus, TF Green airport is about 40 minutes away. Location, location, location is the saying: URI has it all.

Facilities

Our facilities are state-of-the-art and include the University Physical Therapy Clinic. Most of the classes are held in the Independence Square building built in 1991. The Physical Therapy space was designed by the PT Program faculty to maximize functionality for classroom, laboratory, and research purposes. A spacious neuro-teatment lab will open in Fall 2009.

The University Physical Therapy Clinic is staffed by licensed academic and clinical faculty in the Physical Therapy Department. Our clinicians have advanced training in orthopedic and neurologic rehabilitation. Students are involved in the Clinic in both voluntary and formal classroom-related experiences. It is equipped with state-of-the-art rehabilitation tools including a Swim-Ex therapeutic swimming pool/water treadmill, Balance Master, work simulation equipment, and EMG biofeedback.

Licensure Passing Rate

Graduates of URI's PT Program are extremely successful in passing the licensure exam. Our passing rates are consistently above the national averages.