Louisiana State University – Shreveport DPT Program

Last Updated by Program: 11/10/2007

CONTACT INFORMATION:
	Address:		Program in Physical Therapy School of Allied Health Professions Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport 1501 Kings Highway Shreveport, LA 71103-3932
	Phone:		(318)675-6820
	Fax:		(318)813-2949
	Admissions:		(318)675-6820
	Web Address:		http://www.medcom.lsuhscshreveport.edu/cfide/alliedhealth/ACD_physical_therapy.cfm
	Program E-mail:		SDunn2@lsuhsc.edu
	Program Director:		Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, OCS

INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION:
	Accreditor:		Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Commission on Colleges
	Carnegie Classification:		Master’s Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM ACCREDITATION:
	Date of Initial Accreditation:		Bachelor’s degree, June 1973 (no longer offered); Master’s degree, June 1996 (no longer offered); DPT degree, February 2006
	Current Accreditation Status:		Accreditation
	Next Visit		2018
	Five Year History:		The Shreveport Program began as an expansion of the New Orleans Program in 1982. Independent accreditation for the Shreveport Program, October 2001.
	Degree Conferred:		Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)