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Pre Health

Physical Therapy Program

The University at Albany and The Sage Colleges have developed a collaborative agreement to provide qualified students from University at Albany who wish to pursue a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) from Sage Graduate School (SGS) guaranteed admission as indicated below. This collaborative agreement provides for:

Automatic acceptance into Sage Graduate School for students who have completed physical therapy program course prerequisites, after initial advisement and interview, and with completed application;
Waiver of Sage Graduate School application fee;
Early acceptance;
Cross-registration through the Consortium in courses during the senior year (no fees in addition to University at Albany College registration);
Access to Sage advisors to coordinate undergraduate electives and coursework to reduce or eliminate prerequisites in the graduate program;
Opportunity to apply early for Graduate Assistantships in Sage Graduate School

Terms of the Agreement: Physical Therapy Admission

University at Albany students will be guaranteed admission to Sage Graduate School for the DPT degree, who demonstrate the following:

Earned baccalaureate degree (or in progress)
Minimum overall 3.0 GPA
Minimum science GPA of 3.0 (Anatomy & Physiology I and II or approved equivalents; Physics I & II; Chemistry I & II, Cell Biology)
Completion of Physical Therapy Program prerequisite courses with grades of C or better (see prerequisite courses listed below)

To guarantee placement in the PT Program students agree to submit the following information:

By June 1 of the year preceding graduation from the University at Albany:

Completed SGS application packet (fee waived)

Official transcripts from all college institutions attended

Current resume

One letter of recommendation from the University at Albany pre-health advisor or equivalent faculty representative

List of all outstanding prerequisite courses with an expected date of completion.

By October 15 of the graduation year at University at Albany:

Clinical Observation Document: 40 hours of clinical observation with a physical therapist

PT Admission interview; contact Marjane Selleck at 518/ 244-2266 or sellem@sage.edu

Enrollment deposit of $500 (non-refundable, though to be applied toward graduate tuition)

Academic Standards Statement

Upon graduation from University at Albany:

Official transcripts documenting completion of undergraduate degree and PT Program prerequisite courses

The following University at Albany courses meet SGS PT Program prerequisites:

University at Albany Course Number and Title	SGS PT Program Course Prerequisites
BIO 110 General Biology with lab
BIO 111 General Biology II with lab
ANT 316 Anatomy & Physiology I	BIO 201 Anatomy & Physiology I
ANT 318 Anatomy & Physiology II Lab	BIO 202 Anatomy & Physiology II
BIO 212 Genetics
BIO 217 Cell Biology	BIO 220 Cell Biology
PHY 105 General Physics I and PHY 106 Lab	PHY 101 General Physics I
PHY 108 General Physics II and PHY 109 Lab	PHY 102 General Physics II
CHM 120 General Chemistry I & CHM 124 Lab	CHM 103General Chemistry I
CHM 121 General Chemistry II & CHM 125 Lab	CHM 104 General Chemistry II
PSY 210 Statistical Methods in Psychology or MAT 108 Statistics	PSY 207/MAT 220 Statistics
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology	PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
PSY 203 Psychology of Child Development	PSY 202 Human Development

Note: Two semesters of Anatomy and Physiology will be accepted in lieu of ANT 311 and BIO 410

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