Student Handbook
This is the overall cumulative GPA a student in the DPT program must maintain to be in good academic standing.
What is 3.0/4.0?
This is the number of full time clinical education experiences students will complete in the DPT program.
What is 4 clinical experiences?
This is when I will be eligible to sit for licensure as a physical therapist.
What is after completing all degree requirements for the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.
This is the date that my class is anticipated to earn the Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Science.
What is May 2029?
This is the year that Nazareth University was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph.
What is 1924?
This is when academic status is reviewed for students in the preprofessional phase of the program to determine if GPA requirements are met.
What is the end of the Spring semester?
When do PT students go out on their first clinical education experience?
What is the summer after the first professional year?
In NY state, this is how long I am allowed to see a patient direct access (without a physician referral)
What is 30 days or 11 visits, whichever comes first?
These are the courses that cannot be taken Pass/Fail by PT students.
What are any courses with the prefix BIO, CHM, PHY, PTU, PTR
Who has sold the most albums of any other musical act to date?
Who are the Beatles?
This is the overall science GPA a student in the DPT program must maintain to be in good academic standing.
What is 3.0/4.0?
When will PT students have the first opportunity to work with patients in the on campus integrated PT clinics?
What is Integrated Clinical Education Experience (ICEE) I in the fall of the first professional year?
True or False: If I get my PT license in NY, I am allowed to practice in all other states.
What is false? In order to practice in another jurisdiction (state), a PT must obtain a license in that state.
This is the number of courses a student can elect to take pass/fail in a semester.
What is 2 classes?
**note a maximum of 4 courses total as an UG student can be taken pass/fail
What NFL quarterback holds the record for the most ruching touchdowns in history?
Who is Josh Allen (79)
This is the person in the PT department you should reach out to with questions or concerns about your academics.
Who is my academic advisor?
This is the person(s) to talk to if I have questions about full time clinical education in the PT program (location, special setting, etc).
Who are Michelle Donahue and Mary Therese Novak, the Directors of Clinical Education (DCEs)
True of False, Physical Thrapists work in inpatient Hospital settings?
What is true?
This is the number of PEQ classes I need to complete as part of the core curriculum at Nazareth.
What is 8 PEQ courses.
What is the only food that never spoils?
What is honey?
These are resources PT students have on campus to help support their academics in their undergraduate courses.
What are tutoring services, and academic support services through the Academic Success and Accessibility Services.
This is the number of clinic observations I need to complete in each setting for this course.
What is 1 for ortho and 1 for neuro for a total of 2?
These are the only 3 individuals who are allowed by law to perform and bill for physical therapy services.
Who is a Physical Therapist, a Physical Therapist Assistant, and a student Physical Therapist on a clinical affiliation?
These are 3 courses that are 200 level or above and are not PEQ courses that I will use as part of the Core Milestone Experience (CME)
What are Integrative Studies courses?
This is the number of bones there re in the human body.
What is 206?