Welcome to Physical Therapy at ETSU!

Welcome to the ETSU Physical Therapy Department Website

ETSU offers a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree.
We will accept students into the program at entry-level (EL) (students who do not already have a physical therapy degree) or for advanced standing (AS) (qualified students who already have an entry-level physical therapy degree).

The APTA explains the DPT...

APTA Education Section statement regarding the U.S.News and World Report survey of physical therapy programs:

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.

This survey attempts to rate/rank other programs based on a program director’s opinions of other programs. However, it is not based on any factual information, therefore the ETSU PT program faculty has declined to participate in the survey.

 

We're glad you are here! We hope you will find our website helpful. If you have any questions you don't find answers for on the site please use the "Contact Us" button on the navigation bar anytime. Dr. Susan Epps, Assistant Department Chair and our Selective Admissions Coordinator, will be happy to respond to your questions. If you would like information that is not available on these pages or through the "Other Links" , please let us know! We look forward to hearing from you.

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A little bit of department trivia: I chose the "nature" theme for this site because we are located in the mountains in the northeast corner of the state of Tennessee (we have a 'mountain home' so to speak). What makes this interesting is that the department is housed in Building 2 on the grounds of the Quillen College of Medicine/Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a federal installation in Mountain Home, TN - a town within the town of Johnson City! And it is just across the street from the main ETSU campus.

Questions or comments?  Email the department webmaster.

updated 03/26/07

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