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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.
Candidacy status indicates that a program is making satisfactory progress toward compliance with accreditation criteria, but it does not assure that a program will achieve accreditation. (Note: Date indicates anticipated graduation of first class.)
ALABAMA
Faulkner University
Heather E. Mount, PT, DSc, cert MDT, OCS
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
5345 Atlanta Highway
Montgomery, AL 36109-3390
Program: 334/386-7379
Email: hmount@faulkner.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2024
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
Tufts University - Phoenix, AZ
Tawna Wilkinson, PT, DPT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
101 E. Washington St., Suite 950
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Program: 617/636-3973
Email: Tawna.Wilkinson@tufts.edu
First Class Graduates: 08/2024
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Teressa Brown, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS
Program Director
Physical Therapy Program
7000 Chad Colley Boulevard
Fort Smith, AR 72916-6024
Program: 479/401-6021
Email: teressa.brown@acheedu.org
First Class Graduates: 05/2024
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
HAWAII
Hawai'i Pacific University
Tricia Catalino, PT, DSc
Program Director
Physical Therapy Program
500 Ala Moana Blvd, Bldg 1-400
Honolulu, HI 96813
Program: 808/236-5808
Email: tcatalino@hpu.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2024
ILLINOIS
Manchester University
Thomas Ruediger, PT, DPT, DSc
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
10627 Diebold Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46845-4463
Program: 260/470-4077
Email: tmruediger@manchester.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
Indiana Wesleyan University
Robert Friberg, PT, PhD, M.Ed., L.P.C., CFMT
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
4201 S. Washington St.
Marion, IN 46953-4974
Program: 765/677-3698
Email: robert.friberg@indwes.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2024
KENTUCKY
Spalding University
Kay Tasso, PT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
901 South 3rd Street
Louisville, KY 40203-3205
Program: 502/873-4449
Email: ktasso@spalding.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2027
University of the Cumberlands
Vicki L. LaFay PT, DPT, PhD, CSCS, CEEAA
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
6197 College Station Drive
Williamsburg, KY 40769
Program: 315/250-0189
Email: vicki.lafay@ucumberlands.edu
First Class Graduates: 12/2024
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
NEW YORK
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
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
OHIO
Bowling Green State University
Stephanie Thurmond, PT, DPT, ScD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
105 Health and Human Services Building
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Program: 210/573-4848
Email: sthurmo@bgsu.edu
First Class Graduates: 08/2024
OREGON
Oregon Institute of Technology – Oregon Health and Science University
Marc Campolo, PT, PhD, SCS, ATC, CSCS
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
3201 Campus Dr
Klamath Falls, OR 97601-8801
Program: 541/885-0275
Email: marc.campolo@oit.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2024
Oregon State University-Cascades
Christine D Pollard, PT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy
1500 SW Chandler Avenue
Bend, OR 97702
Program: 541/322-3122
Email: christine.pollard@osucascades.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2024
Western University of Health Sciences-Oregon
Sandra Saavedra, PT, PhD
Chair/Program Director
Physical Therapy Program
2665 South Santiam Highway
Lebanon, OR 97355
Program: 541/259-0476
Email: ssaavedra@westernu.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2024
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
Seton Hill University
Craig Ruby, PT, MPT, DEd
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
1 Seton Hill Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601-1599
Program: 724/830-1208
Email: cruby@setonhill.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2024
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston Southern University
Janet Tankersley, PT, DPT, PhD
Program Director
Department of Physical Therapy
9200 University Boulevard
Charleston, SC 29406
Program Director: 843/863-7186
Email: jtankersley@csuniv.edu
First Class Graduates: 12/2024
SOUTH DAKOTA
Augustana University
Matt Volansky, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA
Program Director
Physical Therapy Program
2001 S Summit Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57197-0001
Program Director: 605/274-5882
Email: Matt.Volansky@augie.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2025
TENNESSEE
Lincoln Memorial University
Kellee Harper-Hanigan, PT, DPT, PhD
Program Director
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
9731 Cogdill Rd
Knoxville, TN 37932
Program: 865/343-7097
Email: Kellee.Hanigan@LMUnet.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2024
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
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