Castleton/Sage Graduate School Cooperative Degree 4+3 Physical Therapy
Castleton offers this degree program in conjunction with Sage Graduate School, Troy,
NY. Students will complete a bachelor’s degree from Castleton, including the courses
specified below, and will be guaranteed admission to the three-year clinical Doctor of
Physical Therapy program (DPT) at Sage.
Specific program requirements:
1. Complete a baccalaureate degree program at Castleton.*
2. Complete the following prerequisite courses with grades of C or better. (41 credits
total)
AHS 3150 Physiology of Exercise 4 cr
BIO 2011 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 cr
BIO 2012 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 cr
BIO 2120 Elements of Microbiology 4 cr
CHE 1031 General Chemistry I 4 cr
CHE 1032 General Chemistry II 4 cr
MAT 2021 Statistics I 3 cr
PHY 2110 Physics I 4 cr
PHY 2210 Physics II 4 cr
PSY 1010 Introduction to Psychology 3 cr
PSY 1050 Human Growth and Development 3 cr
3. Attain a science GPA of 3.00 or better (in Physiology of Exercise, Human Anatomy
and Physiology, Microbiology, Chemistry, and Physics.)
4. Attain an overall GPA of 3.00 or better.
5. Obtain a positive recommendation from Castleton’s pre-health professional faculty.
*Students may choose from any of Castleton’s baccalaureate programs, but we recommend that pre-PT students consider majoring in Biology, Health Science, or Sports Medicine.
Castleton students who complete the above requirements will be eligible for:
• Automatic acceptance into Sage Graduate School,
• Waiver of the graduate application fee.
• Early application for graduate assistantships in Sage Graduate School.
**To guarantee placement in the Sage Graduate School DPT Program students should
submit the following information to the Sage Graduate School Office of Admission.
By January 1 of the year preceding graduation from Castleton:
• Completed SGS application packet (fee waived)
• Official transcripts from all college institutions attended
• Current resume
• One letter of recommendation from the Castleton pre-health profession faculty liaison
By October 15 of the graduation year at Castleton:
• Documentation of 40 hours of clinical observation with a licensed physical therapist
• PT admission interview, contact Marjane Selleck at 518-244-2266 or
sellem@sage.edu
• Enrollment deposit of $500 (non-refundable, to be applied toward graduate tuition.)
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