HYBRID, ACCELERATED FORMAT
Foundational
ONLINE CLASSES
48 WEEKS
Students will build a strong foundation through an online core curriculum in foundational and clinical sciences, evidence-based practice, and specialty areas.
Intentional
LAB IMMERSIONS
14 WEEKS
The intentional sequence and progression of content within and across the curriculum allows students to apply their knowledge and understanding of foundational concepts to practice-based problems and situations.
Lab immersions are held in person, for 6 – 14 days, during each trimester in the Kansas City area.
Transformational
CLINICAL EDUCATION
32 WEEKS
The culmination of student learning occurs during their clinical experiences where deep analysis and synthesis of information is constructed in real-life patient interactions and situations. These experiences are led by outstanding Clinical Instructors who are invested in our students learning.
THE GRACELAND EXPERIENCE
TRAILBLAZING ONLINE EDUCATION FOR 20 YEARS
FOSTERING A LEARNING COMMUNITY OF BELONGING
EMPOWERING PT STUDENTS TO SERVE AND POSITIVELY IMPACT SOCIETY
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Exceptional Faculty
Our DPT faculty are from across the country and are experts in the profession as well as hybrid teaching and learning. Equipped with innovative resources, comprehensive support, and a reflective learning community, students are developed into adaptive, collaborative, evidence-informed, and socially responsible clinicians. These skills will be advantageous in the synthesis and application of new information in order to seek solutions to challenges in today’s healthcare environment.
Admissions
Graceland University is looking for both traditional and nontraditional students who demonstrate strong potential to navigate the rigorous accelerated, hybrid model curriculum. Upon graduation, students will be equipped with the skills to serve in the diverse settings of physical therapy practice.
Admission Requirements
- Completion of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. Admission may be granted pending completion of the degree.
- Minimum cumulative and prerequisite GPA of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale.
- Two references: one from a licensed PT and one from an approved person of the applicant’s choice.
- Completion of a minimum of forty (40) hours of observation, volunteer, or work experience with a licensed physical therapist. There should be a minimum of 20 hours in one practice setting.
- For all applicants for whom English is not their first language, completion of TOEFL, IELTS, or DuoLingo equivalent exams will be required.
- Two personal statements/supplemental essays.
- Completion of an admissions online interview.
- Ability to fulfill the technical standards and essential functions of the DPT program for admission.
- Completion of a criminal background check prior to matriculation.
Accreditation
Graduation from a physical therapist education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone; 703-706-3245; accreditation@apta.org is necessary for eligibility to sit for the licensure examination, which is required in all states.
Graceland University is seeking accreditation of a new physical therapist education program from CAPTE. The program is planning to submit an Application for Candidacy, which is the formal application required in the pre-accreditation stage, on June 1, 2023. Submission of this document does not assure that the program will be granted Candidate for Accreditation status. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status is required prior to implementation of the technical/professional phase of the program; therefore, no students may be enrolled in technical/professional courses until Candidate for Accreditation status has been achieved. Further, though the achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status signifies satisfactory progress toward accreditation, it does not assure that the program will be granted accreditation.