UTICA, N.Y. — Utica University’s doctor of physical therapy (DPT) program has received reaccreditation for another 10 years, marking the program’s third straight reaccreditation, the college announced.
The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education conducted a comprehensive curriculum review and on-campus evaluation last fall to confirm Utica University’s program meets all necessary standards, according to a Utica University news release. Physical therapists must graduate from an accredited program in order to begin their careers.
“We are incredibly proud of the commission’s findings,” Physical Therapy Department Chair Ashraf Elazzazi said in the release. “It is rare for a DPT program to achieve reaccreditation at this level without additional requirements.”
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Students can enter Utica University’s program through an accelerated 3+3 undergraduate track or as graduate students holding a bachelor’s degree. The program, which recently added three new professors and boasts state-of-the-art clinical and anatomy labs, admits 36 students each summer. The first two years of the program take place on campus followed by firsthand clinical education at a choice of sites across the country in their final year.
The DPT program is among the more than 40 majors and 40 minors offered at Utica University to about 2,900 undergraduate students and 1,200 graduate students.
