The college admission process can be confusing and complex. Let us help you with any questions that you have. You may contact your admissions counselor, our office manager Bev Dawson at bdawson@jc.edu, or Scott Goplin, Dean of Admission, SGoplin@jc.edu with questions. During office hours we can be reached at 1-800-336-2554. The admissions counselors will also respond to after-hours calls and texts to the phone listed in their contact information.

We welcome you to contact us to learn more about the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Jamestown College.

Graduation from a physical therapist education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone: 703-706-3245; accreditation@apta.org is necessary for eligibility to sit for the licensure examination, which is required in all states.

Jamestown College is seeking accreditation of a new physical therapist education program from CAPTE. The program will submit an Application for Candidacy, which is the formal application required in the pre-accreditation stage. Submission of this document does not assure that the program will be granted Candidate for Accreditation status. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status is required prior to implementation of the professional phase of the program; therefore, no students may be enrolled in professional courses until Candidate for Accreditation status has been achieved. Further, though achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status signifies satisfactory progress toward accreditation, it does not assure that the program will be granted accreditation.

COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE COLLEGE OR PROGRAM

Any complaint that would fall out of the realm of due process regarding the Physical Therapy Program and/or College (for example, from clinical education sites, employers of graduates, and the public) may be addressed to Jamestown College, Physical Therapy Program, 4190 26thAvenue South, Fargo ND  58103.  If an individual has concerns about sending the complaint to Program personnel, he/she may send it to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, Jamestown College, 6092 College Lane, Jamestown ND  58405.  The Program and College take all complaints seriously and will review any complaint in an expedient manner and take any appropriate action that is warranted. 

Once a complaint is made, the Program Director or the Vice President for Academic Affairs will be directly involved in contacting the complainant and gathering any available information (within 15 business days).  The Vice President of Academic Affairs will be notified of all complaints.  If the matter is resolved, the Program Director or the Vice President for Academic Affairs will write a letter to the complainant acknowledging resolution of the matter.  A copy of the letter will be kept on file in the Program Director’s office and the Vice President of Academic Affairs’ office for five years.

If the matter is not resolved to the satisfaction of the complainant or the complaint is about the Program Director, the complainant may submit a written complaint directly to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, Jamestown College, 6092 College Lane, Jamestown ND  58405.  The Vice President of Academic Affairs will meet with each party separately and may schedule a combined meeting with the two parties in order to resolve the complaint.  A letter outlining the resolution by the Vice President of Academic Affairs will be filed with the complaint in the Vice President of Academic Affairs’ office.  A copy of the resolution may be sent to the complainant at the discretion of the Vice President of Academic Affairs.  A copy of the letter will be kept on file in the Vice President of Academic Affairs’ office for five years.

PROCESS OF FILING A COMPLAINT WITH CAPTE

Any complaint regarding the Jamestown College Physical Therapy Program may also be filed with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone; 703-706-3245; accreditation@apta.org