General Program Description

Students enter the DPT program in August and continue for 3 calendar years, graduating in May. Students may enter the DPT program following a three year undergraduate curriculum or as post baccalaureate candidates.

Clinical Experiences
Students participate in three 12 week clinical education experiences in the second and third summer semesters and in the final spring semester. Student complete clinical education in three different areas of clinical expertise. The college has more than 500 clinical sites across the United States, including Hawaii.

Faculty
There are eight full-time and six supportive faculty. Four core faculty members are certified as clinical specialists by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. Seven faculty are engaged in clinical practice. Over the past 4 years, the faculty has averaged 2 publications or scholarly products. The faculty to student ratio is 1: 12.

Enrollment
There are approximately 1743 undergraduate students and 1653 graduate students at the college.

Admission
The grade point average (GPA) for admission is 3.2 with a science GPA of 3.0. An average of 35-40 students accepted per year to the graduate program. In addition, three recommendations (one from a physical therapist),an essay detailing reasons for choosing physical therapy as a profession are required for admission. Prerequisite courses and additional information can be found on our website www.AIC.edu.

Outcomes
Presently, 100% of the 2012 graduates have passed the national licensure examination with a 100% employment rate within the United States.

Tuition, fees and financial aid
The tuition is based on a comprehensive fee basis. Fall and Spring semesters are based on 16-20 credits per semester. Summer session are 12 credits for clinical internships. On-campus housing for graduate students is not available. Students rent apartments in the area with costs ranging between $250-$350 per month, per person. Over 75% of current AIC students receive some type of federal, state, and institutional or private financial assistance. A student may apply for graduate assistantships throughout the college on a competitive basis. The Financial Aid Office works closely with students in order to assist in securing sufficient funds to meet the costs of the program. Primarily, the office administers the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Pell Grant Program, the Federal Stafford Loan Program, the Perkins Loan, SEOG Grant, and work-study programs. For undergraduate residents of Massachusetts, we administer the MASS Grant and Gilbert Grant programs, the two largest sources of state financial assistance. Several private, non-governmental loans plans offered by major national banks are available through the Financial Aid Office. Finally, students are encouraged to apply for special need-based endowed scholarships, which are available through the generosity of alumni and friends of the college in January of each year.

Student life
The academic campus consists of approximately 16 acres of land situated in the geographic center of the City of Springfield. AIC is a student-centered college with academic programs that include the traditional major offerings in the Liberal Arts, various specialties in Business Administration, and Teacher Training, as well as such career-oriented programs as Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. AIC offers comprehensive programs of social and cultural activities that are largely student-oriented and supports an active Student Government. AIC has a large variety of intercollegiate and intramural sports programs for both men and women.