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Anyone applied to Howard University in DC?? They recently got Accreditation for DPT this february.
Be careful - not to long ago the pass rate on the NPTE for Howard's graduates was not very good. You may want to look into that before you apply.
Also, you may want to visit the school in person before applying. The area around the school is not the safest. (understatement!)
I got accepted into Howard Universitys PT program and I will be attending in the Fall of 2010. Coming up from Miami....anybody heard anything about the program?? With us graduating in 2012, does that mean there will be more credits per semester??
I graduated from HU many moons ago when it was a MPT program. What people are posting holds very true. Howard has a very low pass rate when it comes to taking the NPTE. I still have not passed. While the blame is not on Howard alone. They did very little at the time to prepare us for the boards and did not help when you failed. While there are many successful PT's that hold degrees from HU, there were over 30% of my graduating class that struggled with passing the boards. When you fail the NPTE more than 3 times (depending on the state), you will be in a hole that you can't get out of trust me. A very expensive hole! Having said that if I were you I would weigh my options, and ask about the pass rate for the NPTE for any school BEFORE choosing a program.
How many "moons ago" did you graduate? I went on npte's website and their passage rate (on average) for the years 2006-2009 were 89%. It definitely isn't as competitive as some of the other programs but it's not as terrible as I imagined after reading your post. So what constructive advice can you give to the students on this post who had no other options or who chose Howard as their first choice? Your input was very insightful and did put things in a different light than most may be looking at it!