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2019-2020 Graduate Catalog

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2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)

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Admissions Information

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 One – Fall Semester: Total 23 credit hours

ANAT 711 - Human Gross Anatomy 1 to 8 cr hrs (6 credit hours required.)
PHGY 730 - Human Physiology 6 cr hrs
PHTH 701 - Introduction to Patient/ Client Management 2 cr hrs
PHTH 704 - Physical Therapy Examination 2 cr hrs
PHTH 706 - Client and Community Health Education in Physical Therapy 2 cr hrs
PHTH 712 - Professional Conduct and Ethics 3 cr hrs
PHTH 780 - Basic Research Design and Statistics 1-2 cr hrs (1 credit hour required)
PHTH 781 - Evidence-Based Practice 1 cr hrs

Year One - Spring Semester: Total 21 credit hours

ANAT 712 - Human Embryology 2 cr hrs
PHAR 720 - Medical Pharmacology 1 to 5 cr hrs (2 credit hour required)*
PHTH 702 - Physical Agents and Electrotherapy 3 cr hrs
PHTH 710 - Movement Science 6 cr hrs
PHTH 718 - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Conditions 2-4 cr hrs (4 credit hours required)
PHTH 731 - Rehabilitation Neuroscience 3 cr hrs
PHTH 786 - Research Proposal Course in Health Sciences 1 cr hrs

Year Two- Summer: Total 12 credit hours

PHTH 714 - Integumentary Physical Therapy I 1 cr hrs
PHTH 720 - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis of Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, and Other Systems Conditions 2-3 cr hrs (3 credit hours required)
PHTH 722 - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Conditions 2 cr hrs
PHTH 724 - Clinical Education I 6 cr hrs (6 satisfactory cr hrs required)

Year Two - Fall Semester: Total 21 credit hours

PHTH 730 - Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy I 4 cr hrs
PHTH 732 - Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy II 4 cr hrs
PHTH 734 - Neuromuscular Physical Therapy I 5 cr hrs
PHTH 736 - Cardiovascular/ Pulmonary Physical Therapy 5 cr hrs
PHTH 783 - Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis 1 cr hrs
PHTH 787 - Research Project in Health Sciences 1 cr hrs
PHTH 790 - Physical Therapy Seminar I 1 cr hrs

Year Two – Spring Semester: Total 19 credit hours

PHTH 740 - Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy III 4 cr hrs
PHTH 742 - Geriatric Physical Therapy 4 cr hrs
PHTH 744 - Neuromuscular Physical Therapy II 4 cr hrs
PHTH 746 - Orthotics and Prosthetics 2 cr hrs
PHTH 748 - Pediatric Physical Therapy 4 cr hrs
PHTH 787 - Research Project in Health Sciences 1 cr hrs

Year Three - Summer: Total 7 credit hours

PHTH 738 - Health Care Management and Systems in Physical Therapy 4 cr hrs
PHTH 752 - Clinical Application of Diagnostic Imaging 1-2 cr hrs (1 credit hour required)
PHTH 754 - Integumentary Physical Therapy II 1 cr hrs
PHTH 756 - Clinical Competence in Patient Management 1 cr hrs

Year Three - Fall Semester: Total 17 credit hours

PHTH 762 - Clinical Education II 1 to 16 cr hrs (8 credit hours required)
PHTH 764 - Clinical Education III 1 to 16 cr hrs (8 credit hours required)
PHTH 787 - Research Project in Health Sciences 1 cr hrs

Year Three – Spring Semester: Total 16 credit hours

PHTH 772 - Clinical Education IV 1 to 16 cr hrs (8 credit hours required)
PHTH 774 - Clinical Education V 1 to 16 cr hrs (8 credit hours required)

Total 136 degree credit hours

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