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In conjunction with Thomas Jefferson
University's College of Health Professions, Villanova University offers students considering a career in
Physical Therapy the
possibility of completing both the Bachelor of Science in Biology and Doctorate
of Physical Therapy degree
in a six-years.
Students in this program will spend three years at
Villanova, completing the majority of the courses for the
Bachelor of Science in Biology
degree. They will then transfer to Thomas Jefferson for the next three years
where they will complete the
Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) portion of the
program. Credits from the program at Jefferson will be used to complete the
bachelor’s degree requirements at Villanova; the degree will be granted after
the first year at Jefferson. The Doctorate in Physical Therapy degree will be
granted after the third year at Jefferson.
The American Physical Therapy Association
states that the rationale for awarding the DPT is based on at least four factors, among
others:
- The level of practice inherent to the patient/client management model
in the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice requires considerable breadth and
depth in educational preparation, a breadth and depth not easily acquired within
the time constraints of the typical MPT program.
- Societal expectations that
the fully autonomous healthcare practitioner with a scope of practice consistent
with the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice be a clinical doctor.
- The realization of the profession's goals in the coming decades, including
direct access, "physician status" for reimbursement purposes, and clinical
competence consistent with the preferred outcomes of evidence-based practice,
will require that practitioners possess the clinical doctorate (consistent with
medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, and podiatry).
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Many existing professional (entry-level) MPT programs already meet the
requirements for the clinical doctorate; in such cases, the graduate of a
professional (entry-level) MPT program is denied the degree most appropriate to
the program of study.
The DPT program is a post-baccalaureate program. The
combined degree program will allow a student to enter the DPT program after
three years of undergraduate work, enabling the student to enter the profession
after only six years.
Requirements
- have an SAT I score of 1320 or better on the Critical Reading and
Math components (a specific score on the Writing component will not be used at
this time)
- or ACT score of 30 or better and include the writing portion
- rank in the top 10% of their high school class where class rank is reported
- and have a
GPA of at least 3.7 (unweighted) on a 4.0 scale
- high school Physics is not required but encouraged
Application
and Admission Requirements
- the candidate’s Common Application with the Villanova Supplement (November 1)
- application fee
- official high school transcript
- all SAT or ACT
scores sent directly from the College Board and/or ACT
- Common Application
School Report and recommendation
- Villanova essay
- Common Application essay
Complete the
Common Application with the Villanova Supplement
and submit by November
1. In the Villanova Supplement Major Section you should choose the
health affiliation to which you are applying. Next, choose an alternate major
that you would pursue as an undergraduate in the event you are not selected as a
final candidate for the Health Affiliation Program.
Applicants will be notified approximately January 15 if they have advanced to
the second stage of the process. If so, they will be contacted to arrange for an interview. Students who are
not selected for the second stage are notified by Villanova approximately
January 15 and will be evaluated through the regular admission process for the
major listed on their application.
For more information, contact Dr. John Friede at
610-519-4833 or john.friede@villanova.edu.
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