Transitional Physical Therapy Online

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Admission Requirements

1. Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy or higher from a regionally accredited college or university.
   
   Applicants who have graduated from a university outside the United States must provide a bachelor’s degree level equivalency evaluation for admission.
   This evaluation will be paid for by the prospective student.
   
   Approved agencies.
   Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT)   http://www.fccpt.org/
   International Consultants of Delaware (ICD) http://www.icdeval.com/
   International Education Research Foundation, Inc (IERF) http://www.ierf.org/
   World Education Services (WES) http://www.wes.org/
   International Credentialing Associates (ICA) http://www.icaworld.com/
2. All students are required to demonstrate proficiency in English when applying to the Arizona School of Health Sciences, A.T. Still University.
   
   Written and spoken proficiency in English language may be demonstrated by one of the following options:
   
   Option 1
   English is your primary language
   
   Option 2
   You have successfully completed one of the following from a University located in the United States or in another country in which English is the spoken language and the medium of instruction.
   - A minimum of two years of full-time in higher education study
   - A bachelor’s degree or higher degree
   
   Option 3
   You may provide evidence of your English proficiency by submitting acceptable scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as follows:
   
   Minimum Total TOEFL score:
   - Paper based = 550
   -Computer based = 213
   - Internet based = 80
   
   The TOEFL is administered by TOEFL/TSE Services, PO Box 6151, Princeton, NJ, 08541-6151, USA (609) 771-7100. Information is available on the Internet at www.toefl.org. .T Still University’s institutional code is 0339.
   
   Please be sure to include this information when you submit your application package.
3. Licensure as a physical therapist in one of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
4. Minimum physical therapy professional program grade point average of 2.70 (on a 4.0 scale).
5. Official sealed transcripts from all institutions attended.
6. Expanded Portfolio.

The Curriculum
The length of each student’s Plan of Study depends upon which curricular track a student is eligible for placement within. All student’s academic plans are based upon an estimate of the current knowledge and skills, as defined by the American Physical Therapy Association’s “Normative Model of Physical Therapist Professional Education, Version 2000” and accreditation standards at the time of entry-level graduation.

The usual time for completion of the transitional DPT is 24 to 36 months, for a student taking one course per session. It is estimated that each student will spend 15 - 20 hours of study per week, per course to successfully complete the program.

For further information e-mail onlineinquiry@atsu.edu.