Physical Therapy (DPT)

Program Educational Goals:

Graduates of the Program will enter the profession as physical therapist practitioners who:

Have demonstrated knowledge of the foundational and clinical sciences necessary to practice physical therapy.
Are competent in performing physical therapy examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and assessment of patients and clients across the lifespan and in a multitude of physical therapy settings.
Possess the skills to use the literature to direct their everyday clinical decision making.
Participate in the administration of physical therapy services including delegation and supervision of support personnel, scheduling, and reimbursement activities.
Display professional behaviors that reflect APTA’s core values of accountability, altruism, compassion/caring, excellence, integrity, professional duty and social responsibility in all professional interactions.
Demonstrate effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning through participation in continuing education courses, formal post-graduate coursework, professional development, self-directed learning, or mentoring activities.

Program Policy Document:

Please see the Program Policy Document for more information.

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): 2
PHYT 604 - Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics Credit(s): 2-4
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): 2-4
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): 2-4
PHYT 635 - Biophysical Agents 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): 2-3
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 - Special Populations Integrated Clinical 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): 1
PHYT 831 - Full Time Clinical Education Experience: Inpatient Credit(s): 4
PHYT 833 - Full Time Clinical Education Experience: Outpatient Credit(s): 2-4
PHYT 834 - Full Time Clinical Education Experience: Elective Credit(s): 4-6

Electives:

The DPT program does not require any elective coursework. The following elective classes are “optional” and do not count toward DPT degree requirements: PHYT 626, PHYT 621, and PHYT 614. Our independent studies are also optional (PHYT666, PHYT866, and PHYT867).

PHYT 614 - Sports Physical Therapy Credit(s): 1-3
PHYT 621 - Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging in Clinical Practice & Research Credit(s): 3
PHYT 626 - Advanced Regional Anatomy Credit(s): 3
PHYT 866 - Independent Study Credit(s): 1-12
PHYT 867 - SEMINAR Credit(s): 1-12

Embedded Clinical Health Science (MS)

Clinical Health Science (MS)