DPT Accreditation
The Department of Physical Therapy at Kean University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 908-737-6170 or email keandpt@kean.edu.
The program's accreditation has been granted for a period of five (5) years effective April 30, 2019.
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100
Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085
accreditation@apta.org
CAPTE Compliance
Complaints against the program regarding its compliance with CAPTE accreditation standards or adherence to established CAPTE policies and procedures may be filed to the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education at http://www.capteonline.org/Complaints/.
Kean University Office of Affirmative Action Programs Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement and Complaint Procedures for Students can be found at https://www.kean.edu/media/dpt-complaint-policy and https://www.kean.edu/media/student-complaint-form. The State of New Jersey Grievance Procedure Form for employee grievance can be found at https://live-kean-d8.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/2018 07/Grievance%20Procedure%20Form.pdf.
Discrimination complaints against the DPT program can be filed by employees and applicants to the State of New Jersey Civil Service Commission Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action using the Discrimination Complaint Processing Form at https://www.kean.edu/media/discrimination-complaint-processing-form.
Kean University follows the New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace at https://www.kean.edu/media/nj-discrimination-policy. An external resource available to employees is the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission https://www.eeoc.gov/. External resources available to students include the U.S. Office for Civil Rights https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/index.html, U.S. Department of Education https://www.ed.gov/, and New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety Division on Civil Rights at https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-on-civil-rights-home/.
U.S. Department of Education Compliance: Licensure Certification Reciprocity Information
Degree Designation |
Doctor of Physical Therapy |
Program Title |
Department of Physical Therapy |
Specialization |
Doctor of Physical Therapy 4+3 Program |
Associated Professional License(s) |
Licensed Physical Therapist |
Meets Current New Jersey License Standards |
Yes. Graduates of the DPT program may be eligible for the National Physical Therapy Examination. While requirements for the DPT program can be counted towards licensure requirements, they do not fulfill licensure requirements entirely. |
Our Outcomes
Period | Two-Year First Time Pass Rate (%) | Two-Year Ultimate Pass Rate (%) | Two-Year Graduation Rate (%) | Two-Year Employment Rate (%) |
2022-2023* | 82.5 | 97.5 | 85.5 | 95 |
2021-2022 | 71.7 | 95.4 | 93.4 | 100 |
2020-2021 | 79.6 | 95.5 | 89.9 | 97.5 |
2019-2020 | 76.9 | 95.4 | 87.9 | 97.5 |
*Subject to change pending October 2023 test date