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Western University of Health Sciences - Oregon
2665 South Santiam Highway Lebanon OR 97355 United States
+1 909.469.5335
admissions@westernu.edu https://prospective.westernu.edu/health-sciences/dpt-oregon/
2021

This program has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE - 3030 Potomac Avenue, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA, 22314; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org). Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program is progressing toward accreditation and may matriculate students in professional courses. Candidate for Accreditation is not an accreditation status nor does it assure eventual accreditation.

Program Description

* The curriculum for the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program will prepare the graduate to be a physical therapist generalist. The DPT program is three years in length, and the curriculum consists of nine semesters, each having a particular emphasis. Didactic education, with embedded clinical experiences including in class opportunities with classmates, standardized patients, and "real" patients/clients, and clinical education experiences in a wide variety of clinical settings during year one, two, and three.

* Year I consists of an 15-week fall semester, a 17-week spring semester, a 14-week summer semester. 

* Year II consists of 18-week fall semester. 10 weeks will consist of clinical experience in spring and 15 week summer semester. 

* Year III consists of fall and spring semesters with 12-week clinical experience. 


* All WesternU Oregon students are required to participate in interprofessional curriculum courses (IPE). IPE provides a forum for students to collaborate and learn from students in eight other health-care programs. The mission of IPE is to produce humanistic healthcare professionals who provide and promote collaborative patient-centered care and coordinated health care management. 

* DPT-OR students will complete their education in May. State licensure examinations can be taken following successful completion of the program. The faculty includes scholars, researchers, administrators and clinicians from the professions of physical therapy, psychology, education, osteopathy, medicine and the basic sciences. All faculty are committed to the preparation of the Doctor of Physical Therapy professional who will be generalists, well versed in all aspects of physical therapy and dedicated to their profession and to the patients they serve.
General
Program offers a guaranteed freshman admission pathway?
No
Dual Degrees
Will the professional (entry-level) PT program offer a satellite or branch campus to applicants during the upcoming admissions cycle?
No
Admission Interviews
Program conducts interviews as part of the admissions process?
Yes
Deposits
Is a Deposit Required for Accepted Applicants?
Yes
Total cumulative deposit
$$500
Deposit Refundable?
No
Deposits collected on a rolling basis after offer of admission made?
No
Due Date of First Required Deposit
01/15/2023
Cost
Total Cost of Education for In-State Students
$128540
Total Cost of Education for out of State Students
$128540
Incoming Class Profile
Anticipated Size of the Next Entering Class
60
Size of Most Recent Entering Class
60
% of students from IN-STATE
7%
% of WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) students
0%
% of students from OUT-OF-STATE
43%
% of CANADIAN students
0%
% of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) students
0%
Sex
% Male
44%
% Female 
56%
% Declining to State
0%
Race/Ethnicity
% Hispanic 
14%
% American Indian/Alaskan Native
0%
% Asian
31%
% African-American/Black (Non-Hispanic)
6%
% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
2%
% White (Not of Hispanic Origin) 
22%
% Two or More Races 
8%
% Declining to State 
0%
Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) Status
Program housed at a Minority-Serving Institution No
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