Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University, shared an update

PostedWednesday, September 23, 2020 at 2:45 PM

APPLICATION DEADLINE UPDATE! 
The VCU DPT department recognizes the unique challenges that COVID-19 has placed on applicants this year.  This ranges from difficulty securing transcripts from your University,...

APPLICATION DEADLINE UPDATE! 
The VCU DPT department recognizes the unique challenges that COVID-19 has placed on applicants this year.  This ranges from difficulty securing transcripts from your University, to pushing back GRE testing dates due to illness, to continuing challenges with getting summer grades correctly submitted.  We hear you.  

That said, the VCU DPT program is delaying our application deadline for the 2020 application cycle.  We want to make sure everyone who wants to apply, can apply, and that they can do so unencumbered by the specific delays that COVID has brought this year. 

The new hard deadline for VCU DPT is November 1, making the October 1st deadline a soft deadline.  GRE scores from tests taken prior to Oct 29 will be accepted.

If you have questions, please reach out to dptadmissions@vcu.edu

Virginia Commonwealth University

Ranked a top 100 research university, VCU is a place where discovery and creativity go hand in hand. Located in downtown Richmond, Virginia, its more than 200 programs emphasize hands-on learning, creativity and engaging in the world around us.

dptadmissions@vcu.edu

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UPDATE: Letters of Recommendation requirement for VCU for the 2020-2021 Cycle: VCU requires three letters of recommendation, with at least one from a physical therapist. However, we recognize that obtaining a reference from a physical therapist may be difficult for some due to the lack of opportunity for observational hours. We encourage you to obtain a reference from a physical therapist, their perspective is different from that of your academic references and is important to us. If you are unable to obtain a reference from a physical therapist, a reference from an individual who can speak to your professionalism, motivation, ability to collaborate, ability to interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds and other attributes that are beyond that observed by your academic faculty. Read Less

Virginia Commonwealth University offers one of the premier Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs in the country. Located in the heart of Richmond's VCU Medical Center, the program provides students with easy access to state-of-the-art clinical and research facilities. The VCU Department of Physical Therapy was established in 1945 and was the first accredited physical therapy program in the commonwealth of Virginia and one of the first programs in the country.

The Department of Physical Therapy includes 13 full-time faculty members, more than 20 adjunct faculty members and three staff members. Our full-time faculty members are actively involved in teaching, clinical practice and research across a wide spectrum of clinically relevant topics. Visit the VCU Department of Physical Therapy website (https://pt.chp.vcu.edu/our-team/) to learn more about each full-time faculty member's research and area of expertise.

VCU's DPT Program prepares students for entry into the profession by teaching them to evaluate and manage patients with physical therapy problems effectively and in accordance with ethical principles. The department maintains clinical internship contracts with more than 210 facilities across the United States. DPT students at VCU complete a total of 34 weeks in full-time clinical education experiences as well as over 80+ hours in part time observations. The program provides students with strategies to continually define and meet their own educational needs in order to keep skills and knowledge current throughout their professional careers.

Program conducts interviews as part of the admissions process?

Yes

Additional information about interviews

Select applicants will be invited to participate

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