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Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Growth Outlook for Employment
• 36% increase in employment 2012-2022
• Median Pay 2012: $79,860 per year
• Terminal Degree Needed: Doctorate of Physical Therapy (Clinical Doctorate)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15
Edition, Physical Therapists, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physical-therapists.htm (visited February 22, 2014).
Work Environment
Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists 33%
Hospitals; state, local, and private 28
Home health care services 11
Nursing and residential care facilities 7
Offices of physicians 5
Education
• Accredited Program (CAPTE) (Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education)
• 218 programs (2013)
• Licensed Profession
• Must pass National Physical Therapy Exam
• Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy • (https://www.fsbpt.org/)
• Clinical residency programs after graduation
• Board-certified specialists (http://www.abpts.org/home.aspx)
• Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
• Clinical Electrophysiology
• Geriatrics,
• Neurology,
• Orthopaedics,
• Pediatrics
• Sports
• Women's Health.
Courses in Curriculum
• Biomechanics
• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Neuroscience
• Pharmacology
• Clinical Rotations
• Cohort based Education
• Basic Sciences Patho-Sciences Rehab Sciences
Competitive Field
Stats for Accepted PT Students for 2012-2013
Mean Cum GPA 3.5
Mean Pre-Req GPA 3.49
Science GPA 3.44
Mean Quantitative GRE 155
Mean Verbal GRE 153
Mean Analytic Writing
GRE
4.2
http://www.ptcas.org/uploadedFiles/PTCASorg/About_PTCAS/PTCASApplicantDataRpt.pdf
Total Applicants in PTCAS Total Accepted
Applicants in PTCAS State
# % # %
California 1,677 10.74 678 9.45
Florida 768 4.92 329 4.58
Applications: How to Start
• What schools offer PT and how do I compare them.
• Where can I find information on the program specifics (class size, faculty: student ratios, tuition, outcomes (board pass rates) etc) and if the program is accredited?
• http://www.capteonline.org/apta/directories/accreditedschools.aspx?type=PT&navID=10737421958
• http://www.ptcas.org/Directory/
• CAPTE: Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
Education
• PTCAS: Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service
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http://www.ptcas.org/Directory/
Reference Information for each Program
School
GPAc
um
GPA
prereq Tuition
GRE
(analytical)
Letters
of Rec
Hours(inpatient&
outpatient)
PTCA
S(July)
#
enroll
ed
#acce
pted
App
open
App
fee
Locatio
n
Azusa Pacific California 3.0 3.0
$95,55
0 4 3 100 yes 40 Oct. 1 $45 Azusa
Chapman University 3.0 3.0
$104,7
24 3.5 0 40 yes 50 Orange
CSU Fresno 3.0
$67,85
2 4 3 100 yes 32 Oct.15 Fresno
CSU Long Beach 3.0 3.0
$72,66
6 3 100 yes 95 40 Oct. 1
Long
Beach
CSU Northridge 3.0 3.0
$84,28
2 3 200 yes 32 Oct.
Northri
dge
CSU Sacramento 2.5 3.0
$77,86
8 3.5 2 100 yes 96 32
Sacram
ento
Loma Linda University 3.0 3.2
$84,66
3 80 yes 64 Aug. 1
Loma
Linda
Mount St. Mary's College 3.0 3.0
$94,20
0 3 yes 90 35
Los
Angele
s
Samuel Merritt University 2.8 2.6
$102,2
85 2 40 inpatient only yes 38
Oaklan
d
University of Southern
California 3.0 3.0
$146,4
90 150 yes 94
Los
Angele
s
University of St. Augustine
for Health Sciences 3.0
$96,71
2 4 4 80 363 50 Dec. 15 $50
San
Marcos
University of the Pacific 3.0 3.0
$53,71
8 (2yr) 3.5 3 50 yes 150 36
Pomon
a
UCSF/SFSU 3.0 3.0 4.5 3 150 32
San
Francis
co
Western University of
Health Sciences 2.8 3 3 100 yes 378 52
Applications: How to Start
• How do I start my application on PTCAS?
• http://www.ptcas.org/Checklist/
• Review powerpoint slides
• APPLY EARLY! It can take up to 4-5 weeks for
PTCAS to process your file, once it is complete.
Tentative Date for 2015-16 PTCAS Application to Open
July 1st, 2015
NOTE: July 6th, 2016 PTCAS OPEN for 2016-17 Cycle. BUT PTCAS will NOT pull your
application data forward from the 2015-16 cycle. They are making changes.
PTCAS GPA Calculation Rules
Repeated Courses
Failed Courses
Study Abroad
Foreign Coursework
AP/CLEP/IB
Audit
Deferred
Inst/Dept Exam
Incomplete
Pass/Fail
Withdrawn
EXCLUDED:
INCLUDED:
PTCAS will email you when your GPAs are posted online
http://www.ptcas.org/GPA/
Pre requisites
• How do I find the pre-requisite requirements for each
program?
• http://www.ptcas.org/uploadedFiles/PTCASorg/Directory
/Prerequisites/PTCASCoursePreReqsSummary.pdf
How do I know if all my
schools use PTCAS?
• How do I find out if the schools that I am interested in
use PTCAS?
• http://www.ptcas.org/ptcas/public/allprograms.aspx?listor
der=state&navID=10737426784
Professional Associations
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA):
http://www.apta.org/AboutUs/
• California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA):
http://www.ccapta.org/
Stay Current on Developments in your Profession
FOR MORE INFORMATION See Dr. Yingling: [email protected]