如何申请

提交 your application through the Physical Therapy Centralized 应用程序 Service (PTCAS).

• General PTCAS Information for Applicants
• 西顿希尔大学 PTCAS应用程序 Information
• PTCAS应用程序

入学要求

• A completed graduate study application form (see above)
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and official undergraduate transcripts from all institutions attended.
• Official transcript(s) from any institution(s) in which postbaccalaureate or graduate course work was completed.
• Three letters of recommendation written by appropriate professionals.
• 当前简历.
• A personal statement explaining how the Seton Hill graduate program can help you accomplish your professional goals.

In addition to the admission requirements above, students applying to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, 必须:

• 有一个 至少3.0本科GPA.  
• 已经完成了 至少80小时的实习, 志愿服务, or employment under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist. These experiences must be with at least two different physical therapy patient populations prior to admission. 例如, an applicant may spend 40 hours working with clients in an outpatient orthopedic setting and another 40 hours working with clients in an acute care setting or in a skilled nursing facility, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation clinic, 等. It is not necessary that these patient populations be seen at different clinics or hospitals if one shadowing/志愿服务 site delivers care to multiple kinds of patients.
• 参加面试 (if invited) with faculty from Seton Hill and the Physical Therapy Program. 
• Possess strong oral and written language skills. International students are required to have an IELTS score of 7.5 or TOEFL scores of 100 (Internet).
• 证明证据 ability to complete this intensive program of study and clinical training, personal maturity and a professional attitude.
• 已经完成了 必备的课程 listed below with a combined GPA for these courses of at least 3.0. We do not require that all prerequisites be complete at the time of application, but by matriculation into the program if accepted. A minimum of 25 credits of prerequisites completed at the time of application is required to be considered.
  • 生物学我 & 二、实验室
  • 人体解剖学 & 生理学我 & 二、实验室
  • 化学我 & 二、实验室
  • 物理我 & 二、实验室
  • 心理学
  • 统计数据


Prior to beginning study in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Seton Hill, 所有准学生必须:

• 已经完成了 all prerequisite coursework
• 有一个 completed background check
• 完成一次药物筛选

应用程序 & 面试过程

Seton Hill's Doctor of Physical Therapy Program 招生 Committee reviews all applications. Selected applicants are invited for an interview on campus (or online) with program faculty members. The interview process takes one-half day to complete, and includes:

• 标准面试问题
• 沟通练习 
• 写作评估

How to Succeed at the Program Interview

Our program receives many applications from qualified prospective students for a limited number of available seats. To improve your chances of being placed in one of those seats, you must prepare for the interview. Here is a list of items that will prepare you and give you an edge in the interview process:

• Research 西顿希尔大学 and the DPT Program
• 研究专业
• Research possible interview questions and think about your responses
• 与物理治疗师交谈
• Think about why you want to be a physical therapist
• Get adequate sleep the night before your scheduled interview
• 提前到达面试地点

申请截止日期 & 入学面试日期

Each admission cycle opens July 1 for the term beginning in the fall semester of the following year. The suggested deadline for application is December 1 for the subsequent August class. 应用程序s will be accepted past December 1. Eligible candidate interviews will begin in August and continue until the class is full. 

学费

Seton Hill’s Doctor of Physical Therapy features a low tuition cost that includes a MacBook Air laptop, books and fees.  For 2022 - 2023, it breaks out like this:

• 每人14,935美元，共7个 16周学期
• 一个8755美元 8周学期 (6项)
• $113,300 for the entire program (includes tuition, books, fees & MacBook Air)

金融援助

联邦贷款

To qualify for any federal assistance a student must be a U.S. citizen or hold an alien registration card, must have a high school diploma or its equivalent, 并且必须完成一份 Free 应用程序 for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA), Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling Session at www.热门产品.政府.

西顿希尔大学 has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). For further information regarding Seton Hill’s accreditation status visit ngskmc-eis.net/dpt.