The U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges for 2008 has ranked Ithaca College in the top ten of "Best Master's Universities by Region" for the twelfth year in a row.
Furthermore, once again, the publication named Ithaca College in the top ten "Great Schools, Great Prices," based on the quality of education at a reasonable cost.
Applicants should be aware that all physical therapist professional education programs in the US are subject to accreditation "standards that assure quality and continuous improvement in the entry-level preparation of physical therapists, and reflect the evolving nature of education, research, and practice." While the Education Section of APTA recognizes that there are proprietary organizations that rank physical therapist education programs, the profession encourages prospective students to provide their own comparisons through careful examination of information on program and APTA websites, and visits to the campuses to talk with enrolled students and program faculty.
Students entering as freshman in the fall are able to fulfill the requirements for a D.P.T. (doctor of physical therapy) degree in six years of total study. A bachelor of science degree, in clinical health studies, will be awarded after four years, and the D.P.T. can be earned with two additional years.
Accepted students are guaranteed eligibility for the graduate portion of the DPT curriculum and additional application is not needed provided academic requirements have been met.
Students entering from high school with appropriate AP and other college Transfer credits may be able to complete the DPT in as little as five years with freshman entry.
No limitation on the number of AP or IB credits accepted for courses recognized as IC equivalents.
See the Undergraduate Catalog for a list of courses (go to Current Catalog, Student Information, then Advanced Placement Policy).
When appropriate prerequisites have been met, the DPT can earned in as little as three years.
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The IC first time test taker pass rate for 2008 National Licensing Exam for Physical Therapy, was 98%, The IC pass rate continues to compare very favorably to New York State (79%) and national (86%) pass rates for first time test takers.
The success of the Ithaca College graduates helps to raise the NYS and national averages.
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The 19 full-time PT Department faculty as a group average over 13 years teaching experience and over 12 years at IC. All the the faculty are physical therapists and have extensive clinical experience. Fifteen faculty have doctoral degrees and nine have advanced certification in clinical specialty areas.
In addition, highly qualified adjunct faculty are used on a limited basis when need to supplement the full-time faculty and/or provide expertise in specialized areas.
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