Physical Therapy (D.P.T., t-DPT)

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The Graduation Requirements are subject to change. Please contact the department to verify the current required course work. The total number of hours for graduation is 136 semester credit hours. The program begins in the fall and will take 3 years to complete.

Doctorate in Physical Therapy (D.P.T.): Total 136 credit hours

Year Two – Fall Semester: Total 20 credit hours

Year Two – Spring Semester: Total 19 credit hours

Year Two – Summer: Total 6 credit hours

Year Three – Fall Semester: Total 18 credit hours

PHTH 762 - CLINICAL EDUCATION II (8 credit hours required)
PHTH 764 - CLINICAL EDUCATION III (8 credit hours required)
PHTH 787 - RESEARCH PROJECT IN HEALTH SCIENCES
PHTH 790 - PHYSICAL THERAPY SEMINAR II

Year Three – Spring Semester: Total 16 credit hours

PHTH 772 - CLINICAL EDUCATION IV (8 credit hours required)
PHTH 774 - CLINICAL EDUCATION V (8 credit hours required)

Note:

*The courses are being offered in a different sequence beginning spring/summer 2015.

Total 136 degree credit hours

Transitional Doctorate in Physical Therapy (t-DPT): Total 25 credit hours

For more information on the transitional Doctorate in Physical Therapy see: Physical Therapy

Year One – Fall Semester

PHAR 720 - MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY (2 credit hours required)
PHTH 718 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (3 credit hours required)
PHTH 782 - CRITICAL EVALUATION OF LITERATURE

Year One – Spring Semester

Year One – Summer Semester

PHTH 720 - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS (3 credit hours required)
PHTH 747 - EVIDENCED-BASED CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN PHYSICAL THERAPY