NAU Department of Physical Therapy: Applying to the Graduate School

APPLYING TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

How to Apply to the Post-Professional DPT Program

Physical Therapists considering applying to the post-professional doctoral degree program must:

Complete an application and be accepted to the Graduate School at Northern Arizona University.
Complete a General Information Form with a non-refundable $20.00 processing fee (checks made payable to Northern Arizona University)
Submit a detailed curriculum vitae with your application using the following format. Curriculum vitae not in this prescribed format will be returned to the applicant without being reviewed for admission:
1. Personal Information
  1. Name
  2. Contact address
  3. Contact Phone Number
  4. E-Mail address
  5. Physical Therapy License Number
2. Education
  1. Only university and post university coursework that led to an earned degree should be listed here. Please note date the degree was earned
3. Work Experience and/or Clinical Residencies
  1. List name of facility, city and state, and dates you were engaged in practice. State which of the 4 practice patterns identified in the Guide to Physical Therapy Practice was your primary area of practice. Note if you had administrative roles for that practice environment.
4. Membership in Professional Associations
  1. List by dates of membership
  2. Include reference to any unique position or role you had within that professional association
5. Professional Presentations
  1. Limit to the past 7 years only
  2. Include only those presentations that were part of statewide, national, or international physical therapist or medical professional meetings, or those meetings in which continuing education units were awarded as a result of your presentation.
  3. Provide dates and titles of presentations
6. Publications
7. Continuing Education/Professional Development Activities
  1. Limit to past 4 years only
  2. List title of presentation, date, location
An Interview may be requested by the Program Faculty
The final part of the application process is to submit a one page description of your proposed Capstone Project and the contribution you see it making to your professional development. While recognizing that one of the purposes of the Professional Development Seminar will be to more clearly define your project and discuss methods to assure its completion, it is expected that clinical doctoral student will enter the program with a clearly defined plan for their capstone experience. The capstone experience for each clinical doctoral student should take into account their own practice environment and the interests of the physical therapy profession at large.

Admission into the Program

Physical Therapists are accepted into the Program based upon qualifications and available space. Deadlines for applications are as follows:

Semester to Begin	Application Deadline
Fall 2000 only	July 1. 2000
Fall	May 10
Spring	October 1
Summer	January 25

Because space is limited, students not accepted will have their applications, curriculum vitae, and capstone project description returned to them with an invitation to reapply for a later semester. Application materials will not be kept in the department, thus in the event of re-application, the entire application packet must be updated and resubmitted.

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DPT Program Costs

Students pay the tuition fee set by the Arizona Board of Regents for Northern Arizona University. In addition to the tuition, a prorated fee is assessed for the DPT program. The fee schedule to be added to tuition is as follows:

Students taking 10 or more credit hours:	$2600
Students taking 7 - 9 credit hours:	$2240
Students taking 4 - 6 credit hours:	$1820
Students taking 1 - 3 credit hours:	$1380

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