DPT Consortium

At its November 2005 meeting, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the Consortium Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) Program, a partnership of the existing physical therapy (PT) programs at the Medical College of Georgia, Armstrong Atlantic State University. and North Georgia College & State University.  Each of the three institutional professional graduate programs will maintain their own independent accreditation from CAPTE and operate their PT programs according to agreed-upon guidelines established in a Memorandum of Understanding created to govern the formation and operation of the Consortium and to do so in concert with their individual institutional and programmatic missions.  Individual faculty will remain employees of their respective institutions.  The DPT degree will be awarded by the Medical College of Georgia to those who successfully complete the curriculum on the home campus of any one of the three participating members.  As the degree granting institution, MCG will register all students, bill for tuition (at MCG rate), and fees (at individual institution rate), and manage Student Financial Aid for all students in the Consortium.  Individual partner institutions will provide usual student services, plus MCG will make its Medical Library services available to students and faculty of the other two campuses.