The mission of Hanover College's DPT Program is to empower students to live purposeful lives with a personal commitment to academic excellence, a quest for life-long inquiry, the promotion of innovation, and meaningful service to improve the health of society.
The Hanover College DPT program is an accelerated two-year hybrid education model. Our curriculum combines the best aspects of hybrid learning and dynamic learning experience:
Students can expect to dedicate 42-54 hours/week to coursework. Coursework includes face-to-face live class sessions (synchronous) and independent learning activities students complete on their own time (asynchronous). This unique evidence-based curriculum is based on high-quality, engaging coursework developed by Hanover College DPT faculty, with threads of service, innovation, interprofessional education, and telehealth, woven throughout to prepare students for the future of physical therapy practice.
During year one, students will attend eight (8) in-person lab immersions at Hanover College and/or the Refinery Event Center located in Jeffersonville, Indiana. A unique feature available to students on Hanover’s campus is our state-of-the-art anatomy laboratory in the Hanover College Science Center. Through a multi-modal approach for hands-on, active learning, students will experience full body dissection, spaces for review of prosected body parts, and other areas for student engagement via human cadavers, technology via 3D printed models, clay models, and media enhanced virtual anatomy.
During year two, students will participate in three (3) Clinical Education rotations (31 total weeks). Our academic faculty values the essential partnerships with clinical educational faculty in creating quality clinical education experiences. Integrated clinical education experiences during our lab immersions are concurrent with didactic course work. Clinical internships, in a variety of practice settings with exposure to patients across the lifespan, follow the completion of the didactic coursework and occur during the fourth through the sixth semesters of the program.
Our expert DPT faculty collaborate with board-certified specialists and master clinicians to progress and refine students’ critical thinking and hands-on patient management skills. We are proud our faculty and adjunct faculty represent a wide variety of specialties such as Business Ownership, Clinical Electrophysiology, Dry Needling, Exercise Physiology, Geriatrics, Lymphedema, Manual Therapy, Neurologic Physical Therapy, Nutrition, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Telehealth, Wounds and Burns, and more!
Kerry Volansky
PT, DSc, EdD, MBA, OCS
DPT Program Director Clinical Professor of Physical Therapy Associate Provost for Graduate Studies
Gregory Kline
PT, DPT, EdD, MBA
Associate Program Director Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
David J. Denton
PT, DPT, EdD, CIDN, CVT
Director of Clinical Education Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Rebecca Parr
PT, DPT, DHSc, OCS, Cert. DN
Director of Admissions
Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
David Boyce
PT, EdD, OCS, ECS
Director of Student Affairs
Clinical Professor of Physical Therapy
Sharon McFadden
PT, DPT, CLT
Director of Curriculum
Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Dean Jacks PhD
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
PT, DPT, PhD, NCS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
As President, you are basically the voice for the entire cohort, not only relaying information from the faculty to the students, but also effectively communicating to the faculty how the entire cohort is feeling. It is a very rewarding position to be in.
My favorite part are the lab immersions. It is nice to be able to study at home, but it is even nicer to interact with all the faculty and classmates at the lab immersions. Labs are the place where all the information learned online really comes together and everything is put into perspective.
Hanover, plain and simple, is different. Hanover is different because it is unique from all the other DPT schools out there. The Hanover staff is family and made me feel right at home from the start of my admissions process. This staff and college has made me feel like I am a part of something rather than just another student.
Jordan Brewster Class of 2023 President Dane Maurer Class of 2023 Pooja Raval Class of 2023Virtual Orientation
August 15 – 16, 2023
Semester 1 & Minimester 1.1 begin August 28, 2023
Holiday: Labor Day September 4, 2023
Lab Immersion 1.1 (Hanover College & Jeffersonville)
October 7 – 18, 2023
Minimester 1.1 end October 20, 2023
Minimester 1.2 begin October 23, 2023
Holiday: Thanksgiving Break November 20 – 24, 2023
Lab Immersion 1.2 (Hanover College & Jeffersonville)
December 4 – 8, 2023
Semester 1 & Minimester 1.2 end December 15, 2023
Inter Semester Break December 17 – January 1, 2024
Semester 2 & Minimester 2.1 begin January 2, 2024
Holiday: MLK January 15, 2024
Lab Immersion 2.1 (Hanover College & Jeffersonville) February 12 – 22, 2024
Minimester 2.1 end February 23, 2024
Minimester 2.2 begin February 26, 2024
Lab Immersion 2.2 (Jeffersonville) April 8 – 18, 2024
Semester 2 & Minimester 2.2 end April 19, 2024 Inter Semester Break April 21 – 27, 2024
Semester 3 & Minimester 3.1 begin April 29, 2024
Holiday: Memorial Day May 27, 2024
Lab Immersion 3.1 (Jeffersonville)
June 10 – 20, 2024
Minimester 3.1 end June 21, 2024
Minimester 3.2 begin June 24, 2024
Holiday: July Fourth July 4, 2024
Lab Immersion 3.2 (Hanover College & Jeffersonville)
August 7 – 17, 2024
Semester 3 & Minimester 3.2 begin August 16, 2024
Inter Semester Break
August 18 – 24, 2024
Semester 4 & Minimester 4.1 begin August 26, 2024
Holiday: Labor Day September 2, 2024
Clinical Dates: Physical Therapy Practice I August 26 – October 18, 2024
Minimester 4.1 end October 18, 2024
Minimester 4.2 begin October 21, 2024
Holiday: Thanksgiving Break November 27 – 29, 2024
Lab Im mer sion 4.2 (Jeffersonville) December 7 – 12, 2024
Semester 4 & Minimester 4.2 end December 13, 2024
Inter Semester Break December 15 – January 4, 2025
Semester 5 & Minimester 5.1 begin January 6, 2025
Holiday: MLK January 20, 2025
Lab Immersion 5.1 (Jeffersonville) February 12 – 16, 2025
Minimester 5.1 end February 28, 2025 Minimester 5.2 begin March 3, 2025
Clinical Dates: Physical Therapy Practice II March 3 – April 25, 2025 Semester 5 & Minimester 5.2 end April 25, 2025 Inter Semester Break April 27 – May 3, 2025
Semester 6 begin May 5, 2025
Clinical Dates: Physical Therapy Practice III May 5 – August 15, 2025
Hanover College Graduation Ceremony (Hanover College) May 24, 2025
Holiday: Memorial Day May 26, 2025
Semester 6 end August 22, 2025
Graduation Date August 22, 2025
During the two-year program, students will travel to Hanover’s campus (Hanover, IN) or our lab space, The Refinery (Jeffersonville, IN), for 5 – 12 days. During these stays, students are responsible for their own transportation to and around the site, lodging, and dining. We encourage students to connect and share costs while getting to know each other better!
• Campus Address: 517 Ball Drive, Hanover, IN 47243 Lab Immersion 500 Missouri Ave, Jeffersonville, IN 47130 our
Did you know? Every new Doctor of Physical Therapy program must follow the accreditation process set forth by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education or CAPTE. Here is Hanover’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program’s story.
December 2020: Hanover DPT submitted an Application for Candidacy (AFC) documenting the institution's plans for the implementation of the program.
January 2021: An on-site review took place to verify the AFC and a written report was submitted describing the results.
May 2021: The program was granted Candidate for Accreditation status. Hanover DPT allowed to admit students and implement the program.
February – April 2021: CAPTE reviewed the report and AFC determined Hanover DPT made satisfactory progress toward compliance with the standards and required elements of an accredited program.
July 2023: Hanover DPT anticipates completing the Accreditation Process. Federal regulations permit graduates of the initial cohort to sit for the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) regardless of final program accreditation outcome.
Hanover College has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone: 703-706- 3245; email: accreditation@apta.org. https://www.capteonline.org/about-capte/what-we-do/accreditation-process
The Hanover College DPT Program receives applications for admission exclusively through the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS).
IMPORTANT DATES
• Priority Application Deadline: May 15, 2023
• Program Start Date: August 28, 2023
In addition to the online application, applicants also submit the supplemental materials below.
• Resume
• Official Transcripts
• Two Letters of Recommendation
The DPT Admissions Committee and faculty will review completed applications (i.e., application and all supporting materials received) as they are submitted, on a rolling basis.
Selection Process: The DPT Admissions Committee and faculty will accept students into the program based on a holistic evaluation of their application, supportive documents, and interview. All applicants will be notified by email and/or mail regarding final selection decisions. The DPT Admissions Committee will use a combination of academic performance, personal references, essays, and interviews to ensure nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all applicants.
