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These programs have admitted at least one class of students and have been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
Candidate for Accreditation is awarded prior to enrollment of students in the technical (PTA programs) or professional (DPT programs) phase of the program, which indicates that the physical therapy education program is making satisfactory progress toward and likely to attain full accreditation. All credits and degrees earned and issued by a program holding candidacy are considered to be from an accredited program.
Candidacy programs must submit a teach-out plan as part of their Self-Study Report for Initial Accreditation. The teach-out plan must ensure CAPTE that students completing the teach-out plan would meet curricular requirements for professional licensure. If a program has its initial accreditation withheld on reconsideration, the program will maintain its pre-accreditation status for currently enrolled students. Only those students completing the teach-out plan of the outlined curriculum within 120 days of CAPTE’s final decision to deny initial accreditation will be considered graduates of an accredited program. CAPTE may approve a slightly longer teach-out plan if CAPTE determines the extension is for good cause [32 CFR 602.23(f)].
ARIZONA
Creighton University-Arizona Health Education Alliance
James V Lynskey, PT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
4001 N. 3rd Street, Suite 290
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Program: 602/812-3131
Email: jameslynskey@creighton.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2025
COLORADO
Colorado Mesa University
Christopher R Carcia, PT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 815013
Program: 970/248-1709
Email: ccarcia@coloradomesa.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2026
GEORGIA
South College-Atlanta Campus
Christina E Odeh, PT, DHSc, MHS
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
South College-Atlanta Campus
2600 Century Parkway Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30345
Program: 470/ 322-1200
Email: codeh@south.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2025
ILLINOIS
Lewis University
Arvie Vitente, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, GCS
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
One University Parkway
Romeoville, IL 60446-2200
Program: 815/836-5702
Email: avitente@lewisu.edu
North Central College
Sara Scholtes, PT, DPT, PhD
Program Director
Physical Therapy Program
30 N Brainard Street
Naperville, IL 60540-4607
Program: 630/637-5835
Email: sscholtes@noctrl.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2025
INDIANA
Manchester University
Matthew Vraa, PT, DPT, DSc, MBA
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
10627 Diebold Rd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46845-4463
Program: (260) 470-4060
Email: mlvraa@manchester.edu
KENTUCKY
Spalding University
Jason Ashby, PT, ScD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
901 South 3rd Street
Louisville, KY 40203-3205
Program: 440/873-4449
Email: jashby@spalding.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2027
LOUISIANA
University of Louisiana Monroe
Mary Parker, PT, Ph.D., NCS, PCS
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
700 University Avenue
Monroe, LA 71209-0410
Program: 512/484-6227
Email: maparker@ulm.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2025
MICHIGAN
Concordia University Ann Arbor
Robert M Frampton, PT, DHCE
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
4090 Geddes Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2750
Program Director: 734/995-7261
Email:Robert.frampton@cuaa.edu
First Class Graduates: 12/2025
MISSOURI
Graceland University
Leigh Murray, PT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
1401 W. Truman Rd
Independence, MO 64050
Program Director: 816/423-4681
Email:Lmurray1@graceland.edu
NEVADA
Hawai’i Pacific University - Las Vegas Campus
Annie Burke-Doe, PT, MPT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
1 Aloha Tower
Honolulu, HI 96813
Program Director: 808/236-5808
Email: aburkedoe@HPU.edu
NEW YORK
Hofstra University
Yasser Salem, PT, MS, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
119 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-1190
Program Director: 516/463-5185
Email: Yasser.Salem@hofstra.edu
Long Island University - LIU Post
Martha Hinman, PT, DPT, EdD, MHEd
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
720 Northern Boulevard
Brookville, NY 11548-1300
Program Director: 516/299-2485
Email: martha.hinman@liu.edu
SUNY Binghamton University
Michael Buck, PT, PhD, ATC, Cert MDT, CSCS
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
4400 Vestal Pkwy East
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
Program Director: 607/777-5446
Email:mbuck@binghamton.edu
First Class Graduates: 07/2026
OREGON
Oregon Institute of Technology – Oregon Health and Science University
Marybeth Grant-Beuttler, PT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
3201 Campus Dr
Klamath Falls, OR 97601-8801
Program: 541/885-1971
Email: marybeth.grantbeuttl@oit.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2024
PENNSYLVANIA
Carlow University
Kunal Bhanot, PT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
3333 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Program Director: 412/578-6410
Email:kbhanot@carlow.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2026
PUERTO RICO
Universidad Ana G Mendez - Cupey Campus
Carmen Capo-Lugo, PT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
UAGM Cupey 1399 Ave. Ana G Méndez
San Juan, PR 00926-2602
Program Director: 787/766-1717
Email:capolugo@uagm.edu
RHODE ISLAND
Johnson & Wales University
Paul Ullucci, PT, PhD, DPT, SCS, CSCS
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
8 Abbott Park Place
Providence, RI 02903-3703
Program Director: 401/598-1359
Email:pullucci@jwu.edu
SOUTH DAKOTA
Augustana University
Kimberly Castle, PT, PhD
Program Director
Physical Therapy Program
2001 S Summit Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57197-0001
Program Director: 605/274-5901
Email: Kimberly.Castle@augie.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2025
TENNESSEE
South College-Nashville Campus
Kevin MacPherson, PT, DPT, DSc
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
616 Marriott Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
Program: 470/322-2809
Email: kmacpherson@south.edu
WASHINGTON
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Peggy R Trueblood, PT, PhD
Program Director
Physical Therapy Program
111 University Parkway, Suite 202
Yakima, WA 98901
Program Director: 509/249-7709
Email: ptrueblood@pnwu.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2025
Tufts University - Seattle, WA
Evan Papa, PT, DPT, PhD
Program Director
Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program
136 Harrison Ave
Boston, MA 02111-1817
Program Director: 617/636-4056
Email: Evan.Papa@tufts.edu
Whitworth University
Carrie Hawkins, PT, DPT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
300 W Hawthorne Road
Spokane, WA 99251
Program Director: 509/777-3377
Email: chawkins@whitworth.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2025
WISCONSIN
Bellin College
Eric Chaconas, PT, DPT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
3201 Eaton Rd
Green Bay, WI 54311-6830
Program Director: 920/433-6626
Email: eric.chaconas@bellincollege.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2025
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Kathryn R Zalewski, PT, PhD, MPA
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
110D CPS, 1901 Fourth Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
Program Director: 715/346-2535
Email: kzalewsk@uwsp.edu
First Class Graduates: 12/2024