An Overview
Temple University is a state-related public university located about 2 miles from Center City Philadelphia. Composed of fourteen schools and colleges, the University offers a wide range of specialized programs and degrees. The College of Health Professions was established in 1966 at Temple University's Health Sciences Center to meet a critical national need for increasing numbers of educated, highly skilled health-care professionals. Over thirty years, the College has become one of the leading centers of comprehensive health-care education in the nation, with three undergraduate programs and four graduate programs.

All CHP programs share library, classroom, and computer learning facilities and other scholarly services with the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Podiatry. CHP's location on the Health Sciences Campus provides a rich experience for students as they interact with other health-care professionals from these schools.

The Community
Philadelphia is rich in tradition and is one of the world's most respected centers for education, health care, and the arts. Located in North Philadelphia, Temple University's Health Sciences Center is 2 miles north of the main University campus and is convenient to Center City Philadelphia by public transportation.

CHP enrolls about 500 graduate students. A great percentage of these students are enrolled full-time in the doctoral program in physical therapy and the entry-level master's programs in occupational therapy and communication sciences.

Programs of Study
Temple University College of Health Professions (CHP) offers programs in communication sciences, health information management, nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. Entry-level and advanced professional degree programs are offered in communication sciences, nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. Advanced master's and doctoral programs offer certified or licensed health professionals the opportunity to augment and extend their basic preparation by acquiring in-depth knowledge and expertise in specialty areas and developing education and management skills necessary for leadership roles in their professions. Communication sciences offers a Ph.D. program with concentration areas of speech-language pathology, speech science, and applied communication and Master of Arts degrees in applied communication, speech-language pathology, and linguistics. The master's program of the Department of Nursing prepares experienced nurses to be either nurse practitioners or clinical nurse specialists. Temple's graduate nurse practitioner program prepares nurses to be adult-health primary-care nurses and is open to baccalaureate-prepared nurses and to clinical nurse specialists who have already earned a master's degree in nursing. The clinical nurse specialist track prepares graduates for roles in one of five specialty areas: acute adult care, maternal/infant health, psychiatric/mental health nursing, nurse anesthetist studies, or gerontological nursing. The master's program of the Department of Occupational Therapy (M.O.T.) prepares students with baccalaureate degrees in other disciplines to become registered occupational therapists. The advanced master's program prepares experienced occupational therapists to take on leadership positions in research, clinical practice, and academic and clinical education and administration. The Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) program of the Department of Physical Therapy is a three-year entry-level degree program that prepares physical therapists to meet the needs of their patients and clients in an increasingly diverse society. The Ph.D. in physical therapy prepares researchers and academicians for the discipline.
The Faculty and Research

Facilities and Resources
Mentored by Temple faculty members, graduate students have the opportunity to be involved in a variety of research activities in health-care facilities in the Philadelphia area. The Department of Physical Therapy has a motion analysis lab, a qualitative research analysis lab, an animal behavior lab, and a cellular biology lab. The Department of Nursing recently established a Nursing Center in North Philadelphia. The Department of Communication Sciences maintains a clinic in speech and audiology. The Department of Occupational Therapy maintains a neuromuscular function lab and a life skills laboratory.

Expenses and Aid
In-state tuition is $596 per credit hour. Out-of-state tuition is $872 per credit hour. Each program has specific course fees in addition to University-wide student fees.

Financial Aid: Financial assistance is supplemental to the student's or family's financial resources. Graduate students are eligible to apply for both University fellowships and CHP teaching/research graduate assistantships. University fellowships are competitive across the University, while the graduate assistantships are within CHP only.

Housing/Living Expenses: There is on-campus student housing on Temple's main campus. Students also live in apartments and houses in the area.

How to Apply / Application
Applicants must submit a graduate application form with three letters of reference, a personal statement, and results of the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations. The Miller Analogies Test is accepted for the programs in nursing and occupational therapy. An interview may be required. Students should contact the College for specific course prerequisites for each program. Applications for the entry-level program in physical therapy are due by December 15, for occupational therapy by January 31, and for communication sciences by February 1. Applications for advanced master's and certificate programs are accepted at any time. PT Ph.D. applications are due by April 1.