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Impending Winter Storm

Due to the impending storm, all classes and activities at Kean’s main campus in Union, Kean Ocean and Kean Skylands will operate remotely on Sunday, January 25, and Monday, January 26. 

The University will observe a Winter Wellness Day on Tuesday, January 27, following the storm. Classes and activities will not run, and employees are not expected to work. 

Due to ongoing power problems at the Kean Ocean Gateway Building, all classes and activities at Kean Ocean will also be conducted remotely on Friday, January 23, and Saturday, January 24. This only applies to Kean Ocean. 

Only essential personnel should report to work as scheduled during the remote period or on Tuesday. Employees with questions about their status should consult their supervisor. 

Keanu’s Kitchen will remain open for residential students on the Union campus from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday. 

All vehicles parked on the Union campus must be relocated to the Vaughn-Eames overnight parking lot by 6 p.m. on Saturday to allow for storm cleanup. Vehicles parked elsewhere on campus are subject to relocation. 

DPT Accreditation

Public Notice of Program Accreditation

 

The Department of Physical Therapy at Kean University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Avenue, 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.

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


 

 PeriodTwo-Year First Time Pass Rate (%)Two-Year Ultimate Pass Rate (%)Two-Year Graduation Rate (%)Two-Year Employment Rate (%)
2024-202589.5%97.4%88.1%95.0% 
2023-202491.7%100.0%85.7%100.0%