Thomas Jefferson University and Elizabethtown College

3+3 Doctor of Physical Therapy Transfer Agreement

Thomas Jefferson University and Elizabethtown College have entered into an articulation agreement that enables students to earn both the Bachelor of Science (BS) and Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degrees in six years after graduation from high school.

Students will apply for admission to the 3+3 DPT program using the regular Elizabethtown undergraduate application.  If admitted, students will spend the first three years at Elizabethtown College and then proceed to Jefferson College of Health Professions, Thomas Jefferson University for the final three years of graduate physical therapy coursework.  The BS in Biology from Elizabethtown College will be awarded after successful completion of the first year at Jefferson College of Health Professions.  The DPT degree from Thomas Jefferson University will be awarded after successful completion of the third year at JCHP.

For more information about the DPT transfer agreement, contact Senior Associate Director of Admissions at JCHP, Don Sharples, donald.sharples@jefferson.edu 215-503-8890, or Allied Health Advisor Dr, Jonathan Coren, corenj@etown.edu 717-361-1342.  Or visit the Elizabethtown College web site at http://www.etown.edu/Biology.aspx?topic=Allied+Health+Programs.