Physical Therapy (DPT)

Requirements for the Degree

The DPT program requires 103 hours of graduate coursework. These hours represent didactic instruction, experiential laboratories, research, clinical internships, and other equivalent academic experiences. Full-time clinical internships comprise 12 credit hours, and part-time clinical experience comprise an additional seven credit hours of the curriculum. Our part-time integrated clinical experiences are designed to allow all students the opportunity to learn from master clinicians in our in-house, full-service clinics. Full-time clinical experiences occur in a wide range of settings throughout the United States to further broaden student exposures.

• PHYT 600 - Physical Therapy as a Profession Credit(s): 1
• PHYT 604 - Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics Credit(s): 4
• PHYT 606 - Research Credit(s): 3
• PHYT 608 - Musculoskeletal Evaluation and Treatment Credit(s): 4-8
• PHYT 620 - Educational Process in Community Health Credit(s): 1
• PHYT 622 - Clinical Gross Anatomy Credit(s): 6
• PHYT 623 - Clinical Neurosciences Credit(s): 4
• PHYT 624 - Basic Evaluation Techniques Credit(s): 2
• PHYT 631 - Physical Therapy in the Acute Care Environment Credit(s): 5
• PHYT 632 - Applied Physiology I Credit(s): 3
• PHYT 633 - Applied Physiology II Credit(s): 2
• PHYT 634 - Electrotherapy Credit(s): 3-4
• PHYT 635 - Thermal Agents and Soft Tissue Techniques Credit(s): 2
• PHYT 641 - Rounds I Credit(s): 1
• PHYT 643 - Rounds III Credit(s): 1
• PHYT 801 - Medical Science I: General Medicine Credit(s): 3
• PHYT 802 - Medical Science II: Orthopedics and Musculoskeletal Imaging Credit(s): 3
• PHYT 803 - Medical Science III: Neurology Credit(s): 2-3
• PHYT 804 - Neurophysiologic Evaluation and Treatment Credit(s): 4
• PHYT 805 - Rehabilitation Credit(s): 4
• PHYT 806 - Geriatrics Credit(s): 3
• PHYT 807 - Advanced Topics in Physical Therapy Credit(s): 3-5
• PHYT 808 - Spine Management Credit(s): 4-5
• PHYT 809 - Psychosocial Aspects of Health and Disease Credit(s): 3
• PHYT 810 - Clinical Management and Administration Credit(s): 2
• PHYT 811 - Pediatrics Credit(s): 4
• PHYT 812 - Pediatric Integrated Clincal Experience Credit(s): 1
• PHYT 821 - Orthopedic Integrated Clinical Experience Credit(s): 3
• PHYT 822 - Neurologic and Older Adult Integrated Clinical Experience Credit(s): 3
• PHYT 830 - Introduction to Clinical Education Credit(s): 2
• PHYT 831 - Full Time Clinical Education Experience: Inpatient Credit(s): 4
• PHYT 833 - Full Time Clinical Education Experience: Outpatient Credit(s): 4
• PHYT 834 - Full Time Clinical Education Experience: Elective Credit(s): 4

Embedded Clinical Health Science (MS)

Last Revised for 2020-2021 Academic Year