You will become a physical therapist who changes lives

Why Choose Brenau?

The Faculty

• Focused on the individual student
• Highly-respected nationally and internationally
• Innovative and dynamic
• Fully represented at the local, state and national levels in professional organizations

Early Patient Experience

Early Mobility Program: Starting in the second semester, students begin their clinical education rotations in an inpatient setting at the local Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Students will help patients get out of bed and moving soon after hospital procedures, an activity which leads to better patient outcomes.

Brenau Rehabilitation Practice: Students have the opportunity to shadow faculty members in an outpatient clinic during client appointments, along with providing research opportunities for students and faculty. Students have access to this centrally-located clinic throughout their time at Brenau.

Pro-Bono Clinic: Brenau’s student-led Pro-Bono Clinic provides PT services to low-income members of the community.  Students are able to evaluate, diagnose and treat clients free of charge under the supervision of faculty and community PT volunteers starting in their fifth semester.

Student Learning Clinic: As a program that strives to offer continued hands-on learning experiences to our students, the Student Learning Clinic was developed in the spring of 2022. This clinic offers opportunities to second and third year DPT students to evaluate and treat Brenau University students, faculty and staff. They are directly overseen and guided by licensed PT faculty of the Department of Physical Therapy

Life Enrichment and Wellness Cooperative: Starting in the third semester, this neighborhood outreach and wellness program gives students the opportunity to engage with members of the community during group exercise and motor control classes.

Excellent Facilities

The DPT program is part of a $6.7 million dollar transformation of Brenau’s Downtown Center, where classes are held in the newly renovated 4,500 square foot event facility.

• Downtown Center Renovation Info
• Take a virtual tour of our department

State-of-the-art Human Anatomy Lab located on the second floor of the Downtown Center features 10 cadaver dissection stations with modern camera and MondoPad recording and viewing options for students.

• June 2015 Brenau Window article: New Anatomy Lab Opens

Student Outcomes

Graduation rate for students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Brenau University

State licensure exam pass rate for Brenau University Doctor of Physical Therapy graduates

Employment rate for Brenau University Doctor of Physical Therapy graduates

Accreditation

The Department of Physical Therapy at Brenau University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email:  accreditation@apta.org; website:  https://www.capteonline.org.  If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 678-971-1832 or email hross@brenau.edu.

Filing a complaint with CAPTE

DPT students may file a formal complaint against a physical therapy program with CAPTE if they feel a program is not in compliance with CAPTE Evaluative Criteria or if CAPTE expectations related to academic integrity have been violated.

APTA Reach100 Challenge

Reach100 is a nationwide call to membership for PT and PTA students to demonstrate their commitment to American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) membership.  Brenau Department of Physical Therapy received Honorable Mention for 76% of students participating in the 2019 program.