JaclynNeville

41522015
PhysicalTherapyandNursingProgram

Direct Admission: At Carroll

University
Thetermdirectadmissionnowadayishardtocomeby.Mostuniversitieshavean
overwhelmingamountofstudentsthatapplytoamultitudeofcollegeseveryyear.Thereisnosurprise
thatallofthosestudentswillnotbeabletobedirectadmittedintotheirprogramofchoicetheirfirstyear.
Usually,studentswillhavetowaituntiltheendoftheirsophomoreyeartoapplyorinsomecasestheir
senioryear.CarrollUniversityisoneofthefewuniversitiesthatofferdirectadmissiontoincoming
physicaltherapyandnursingstudents.
JohnMcCarthyisthedirectorofthePhysicalTherapyProgramhereatCarroll.Hepridesthe
physicaltherapyprogramonthetrainingofgeneralpracticeinadynamichealthcareenvironmentwhere
thebestcarewillbeadministratedalongsidewithrespectfulpatientclientvalues,statesSusanWilbanks
oneofthenewestmembersofthePhysicalTherapyDepartment.Wilbanks,hasbeenworkingatCarroll
Universityforfourmonthsandexplainswhatanhonorithasbeensofartobeapartofthephysical
therapyteam.
From20112014CarrollUniversitiesphysicaltherapygraduationratewasextremelysuccessful.
Rangingfrom85.7%to97.9%alongwitha100%graduationratein
total(carrollu.edu).Thesestatisticscanbecontributetotheimpressive
facultyonstaff,thewealthofknowledgelearnedfromthevarious
classesoffered,andthethreeinternshipsstudentsarerequiredtotaketo
graduatethephysicaltherapyprogram.
Oncedirectadmittedintothephysicaltherapyprogramthereare
requirementsthatneedtobemettostayintheprogram.Thefirstoneis
studentsneedtokeepaminimumofa3.0cumulativeGPAper
semester.Ifastudentfallsbelowthe3.0GPArequirementsthestudent
isputonprobationifthestudentdoesnotachievea3.0thefollowing
semestertheyarekickedoutoftheprogram.Astudentwhoendsup
withaDinanyoftheirclassesareimmediatelyremovedfromthe
programaswellstates,Wilbanks.ThoughtheCarrollUniversity
physicaltherapyprogramisademandingmajor,inthelongrunthe
opportunitiesareendlessandjobplacementhasahighsuccessfulrate.In2011and2013thephysical
therapygraduatingclasseshad100%jobplacementandin2012a95%jobplacementrate.
Thephysicaltherapyandnursingdepartmenthavenumeroussimilaritiesregardingcurriculum,
requirements,andsuccessionratetherearesomedifferencesbetweenthemaswell.Accordingto
Carrollu.edu,tobedirectadmittedintothenursingprogramastudenthastocompletealgebraII,biology,
andchemistryreceivingaCorbetter.Theyalsohavetohaveacumulative2.75GPAandreceiveatleast
a21ontheACT.Ifastudentdoesntgetdirectlyadmittedintothenursingprogramtheywillbeplaced
onthedelayedadmissionandwillhavetofulfillthedelayedadmissionrequirementstothenbeadmitted
intothenursingprogram.ThenursingmajorofferedatCarrollUniversityisintotalafouryeardegree
unlikephysicaltherapythatisasixyeardegree.Onceanursingstudenthascompletedandreceivedtheir
BSNinnursingtheygoontotakeatestcalledtheNCLEXtobecomeanofficialregisterednurse.In

physicaltherapystudentsarerequiredtotakethenationaltesttomakethemeligibletopracticephysical
therapyinanyofthe50states.
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Thelastmaindifferencebetweenphysicaltherapyandnursingmajorsisthatphysicaltherapystudents
arerequiredtotakethreeinternshipsthatarerequiredtograduate.Thefirsttwointernshipsarecalled
teachinglearningpractical(TLP).Studentstakeonthesetwointernshipswhilestillengagingintheir
normalcourseload.
Thethirdinternshipismultiweekandstudentsdonottakeonafullcourseloadwhiletheyareinthe
midstofthemultiweekinternship.Nursingstudentsdonottakeonaninternshipinsteadtheyworkin
nursingclinicalduringtheirfouryearexperienceatCarrollUniversity.Throughthenursingclinical,
studentswilllearncriticalskillsthatwilllaterbeappliedasacertifiednurse.Clinicalarealsoinalmost
allsettingsavailabletonursing.Studentsworkalongsidetheirprofessortolearnamultitudeofskillsand
thenwillbetestedontheknowledgeofskillstheylearned.
AsCarrollUniversitygrowsinsizeeveryyearthemorestudentswhowanttogetdirectadmitted
intothephysicaltherapyandnursingschoolsgrowsaswell.Wilbanks,statesshedoesntthinkCarroll
Universitywillcutoffthedirectadmitprogramalltogetherbutinsteadtherequirementstobedirect
admittedintotheprogramcouldberaisedsothatitismoredifficultforastudenttogetintoeitheroneof
thedepartments.Overall,CarrollUniversityhasaprestigiousphysicaltherapyandnursingprogramthat
demandshardwork,dedication,andadrivetosucceed.Ifstudentschoosetodeclareaphysicaltherapyor
nursingmajoratCarrollUniversitytheroadaheadofthemaftergraduationlooksbrightduetothe
spectacularexperience,knowledge,andskillstheywillgainthroughtheirjourney.
Formoreinformationvisitthefollowingsites
http://www.carrollu.edu/programs/nursing/fouryearplans.asp
http://www.carrollu.edu/gradprograms/physicaltherapy/studentoutcomes.asp
http://www.carrollu.edu/programs/nursing/faq.asp
http://www.carrollu.edu/gradprograms/physicaltherapy/admission.asp
http://www.wisegeek.com/whatarenursingclinicals.htm

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