Rockhurst University

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2009-10)

Cheryl Hooper
Director of Graduate Admission
Rockhurst University
Office of Graduate Admission
1100 Rockhurst Rd.
Kansas City, Missouri 64110
Phone: 816-501-4097
Phone (alternate number): 816-501-4059
Email: graduate.admission@rockhurst.edu
Website: http://www.rockhurst.edu/admission/grad/pt/req.asp

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2010 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	Thursday, April 01, 2010
Deadline Type	SOFT Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)	Monday, May 03, 2010
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	Yes
Important Dates (if any): A personal interview with a member of the PT faculty is required as a part of the application process. Applications will be evaluated as they are received and a personal interview will be individually scheduled for each applicant. The department will make competitive admissions decisions on the following dates: 10/1/09, 12/1/09, 2/1/10 and 4/1/10. All students who have been interviewed will be be considered for acceptance on those dates. A Physical Therapy Open House will be held on the Rockhurst campus in fall 2009. Call 816-501-3590 for more information.

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.rockhurst.edu/admission/grad/pt/req.asp

Course Prerequisite Name or Subject Area	Req, Rec, Crq*	SEM hrs	QTR hrs	Lab Required (Y/N)	Additional Program Information
English Composition I	REQ	3	.	NO	.
English Composition II	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Fundamentals of Communication	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Ethics	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Developmental Psychology	REQ	3	.	NO	.
General Biology	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Human or Vertebrate Anatomy	REQ	4	.	YES	.
General Physiology	REQ	4	.	YES	.
General Chemistry I	REQ	4	.	YES	.
General Chemistry II	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Physics I	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Physics II	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Statistics	REQ	3	.	NO	.

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

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Is the GRE required?	NOT required
Program’s GRE College Code	#
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
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative
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 highly recommended
Total Number of PT Hours REQUIRED
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED	32
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	The program recommends that applicants observe physical therapy in as many practice environments as possible.

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	3.40
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00	3.40
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	# The program uses only the highest grade earned in its local GPA calculations if a course was repeated. # All prerequisite courses must be completed for a grade of "C-" or better. # Prerequisite courses that were taken more than 10 years prior to application will only be considered by petition to the Physical Therapy Admissions Committee.

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?	No
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	Use Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) or World Education Services (WES) for foreign transcript evaluation.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered	Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class YYYY-MM-DD	2010-06-07
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	44
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	44
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class
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 gives preference to applicants who are currently enrolled within the university. Rockhurst is a private institution. Therefore, state and/or country of residence is not a factor in admissions decisions.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Rockhurst University's Department of Physical Therapy Education is committed to preparing competent, caring professionals who can help persons whose abilities are threatened or impaired due to developmental deficits, aging, physical illness or injury. Emphasizing and integrating critical thinking, problem solving and ethics throughout the curriculum, the Rockhurst Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program prepares a student for licensure as a physical therapist and enhances the student's ability to clinically reason in a complex and changing health care system.

Rockhurst's fully accredited DPT program is distinctive for its liberal arts perspective, close faculty-student interactions and interdisciplinary collaboration. The Rockhurst DPT program is designed as an entry-level doctoral degree program. A new class of 44 students enters the program every June. The DPT program includes nine semesters of coursework over three academic years. Students participate in a wide variety of learning experiences including lectures, discussions, hands-on laboratories, service projects, independent study, group projects and internships.