2003-2004 - The University of Scranton

284 Panuska College/Physical Therapy
(including all internships) as described in the
catalog. Freshman-admit PT majors complete
the M.P.T. degree program in five-years.
Freshman-admit PT majors must enroll at
The University of Scranton for all science
cognate and major courses. Advanced placement
(AP) credits cannot be used to satisfy
the biology, chemistry, physics or PT course
requirements specified in the PT curriculum.
Applicants with previous college experience
are admitted as transfer students. Placement
in the curriculum for transfer students is evaluated
individually for each applicant. Transfer
students are expected to enroll as full-time
students beginning with the Third Year (Professional
Studies). Once transfer students have
begun Third Year (Professional Studies), they
must follow the curriculum (including all
internships) as described in the catalog and
complete the MPT degree program in three
years. Transfer students normally enroll for all
PT Department courses listed in the PT
curriculum.
Students continue in the PT major as long
as the following criteria are maintained (students
do not need to re-apply to advance to
Professional Studies):
• Successfully complete all general education
courses (as specified in the PT curriculum)
as per university regulations
specified in the catalog.
• Achieve a letter grade of C or better in all
cognate science and PT Department
courses (as specified in the PT curriculum).
• Achieve the following minimum cumulative
grade point averages: First Year, 2.50;
Second Year, 2.75; Third Year, 2.85;
Fourth and Fifth Years, 3.0.
• Provide documentation of 70 hours of
physical therapy patient contact experience
before the first day of the fall term
Third Year (this is in addition to the 10
hours patient-related PT exposure that
were required for admission to the program;
students must use documentation
form available from P.T. Department). All
experiences must be supervised by a
licensed physical therapist.
• Achieve a grade of S (Satisfactory) for
each clinical internship specified in the
PT curriculum.
* The University’s Mathematics Placement Procedures may overrule options (1) and (2).
•Achieve a minimum grade of C on the
Comprehensive Exam given Fall term of
the Fifth Year.
• Demonstrate professional behavior that
conforms to the APTA Code of Ethics and
the physical therapy licensure requirements
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Maintain current, valid CPR and first aid
certification.
• Provide evidence of current (at least
annual) physical exam (including personal
medical and health coverage information,
annual TB screening, Hepatitis B
verification or declination and immunization
record).
Students are required to complete several
full-time clinical internships as specified by
the PT curriculum. Internship sites are
located throughout the United States, but
predominantly in Pennsylvania and the surrounding
states. Costs associated with travel,
housing, meals, liability insurance, uniforms,
etc. are the responsibility of the student.
Students who do not already possess a
bachelor’s degree will receive a Bachelor of
Science in Health Sciences upon successful
completion of all PT curriculum requirements
at the end of the Fourth Year. This degree
does not qualify students to sit for licensure
examination or to practice physical therapy.
Math Options for Physical Therapy
Majors*
1. Students with a B+ average in high
school math (through trigonometry or
pre-calculus) and a score of less than 590
on the SAT in math will be enrolled in
Math 103.
2. Students with a B+ average in high
school math (through pre-calculus) and
a score of 590 or greater on the SAT in
math will be enrolled in Math 114.
3. AP credit may be awarded in Math 114
on the basis of the CEEB exam; no AP
credit is available for Math 103 on the
basis of the CEEB exam.
Challenge Examinations for Physical
Therapist Assistants
Physical therapy majors who are physical
therapist assistants (PTA) and have graduated
from a PTA program accredited by the Commission
on Accreditation in Physical Therapy