Professional Curriculum

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Curriculum and Professional Licensure: The program has determined that its curriculum meets the state educational requirements for licensure or certification in all states, the District of Colombia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands secondary to its accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, based on the following: 

CAPTE accreditation of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant program satisfies state educational requirements in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Thus, students graduating from CAPTE-accredited physical therapist and physical therapist assistant education programs are eligible to take the National Physical Therapy Examination and apply for licensure in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information regarding state qualifications and licensure requirements, refer to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy website.

YEAR I
Summer Session - 9 credits
PHTH 5360 Gross Anatomy (6)
PHTH 5380 Introduction to Physical Therapy (1)
PHTH 5330 Psychosocial Behavioral Issues (2)

Fall Semester - 15 credits
PHTH 5421 Tests and Measurements (2)
PHTH 5470 Applied Physiology (3)
PHTH 5480 Biomechanics and Movement Science (5)
PHTH 5440 Human Development Across the Life Span (2)
PHTH 5450 Patient Care Principles (2)
PHTH 5590 Research I (1)

Spring Semester - 15 credits
PHTH 5490 Pathology (3)
PHTH 5545 Clinical Pharmacology for Physical Therapists I (2)
PHTH 5550 Therapeutic Exercise (3)
PHTH 5570 Neuroscience/Neuropathology (3)
PHTH 5580 Biophysical Agents for Patient Management (4)

YEAR II
Summer Semester - 9 credits
PHTH 6345 Integumentary Therapeutics (2)
PHTH 6330 Clinical Medicine for Physical Therapists (3)
PHTH 6335 Diagnostic Imaging in PT Practice (2)
PHTH 6365 Introduction to Clinical Internships (1)
PHTH 6390 Research II (1)

Fall Semester - 15 credits
PHTH 6420 Principles of Education (2)
PHTH 6440 Cardiopulmonary (3)
PHTH 6460 Orthopedics I (4)
PHTH 6470 Neurological PT I (4)
PHTH 6490 Research III (2)

Spring Semester - 15 credits
PHTH 6550 Cardiopulmonary II (1)
PHTH 6540 Prosthetics and Orthotics (3)
PHTH 6560 Orthopedics II (4)
PHTH 6510 Neurological PT II (2)
PHTH 6580 Pediatrics (3)
PHTH 6590 Research IV (2)

YEAR III
Summer Semester - 9 credits
PHTH 7320 Administration & Management (2)
PHTH 7355 Clinical Internship I (4)
PHTH 7360 Advanced Clinical Topics I (2)
PHTH 7370 Ethical Behavior and Moral Reasoning (1)

Fall Semester - 14 credits
PHTH 7410 Clinical Integration Seminar (2)
PHTH 7420 Seminar in Geriatrics (1)
PHTH 7430 Special Topics in Physical Therapy (1)
PHTH 7455 Clinical Internship II (6)
PHTH 7460 Advanced Clinical Topics II (2)
PHTH 7480 Health and Wellness (1)
PHTH 7490 Research V (1)

Spring Semester - 13 credits
PHTH 7555 Clinical Internship III (5)
PHTH 7565 Clinical Internship IV (5)
PHTH 7570 DPT Clinical Case Conference (2)
PHTH 7580 DPT Professional Issues (1)

The DPT curriculum for the class of 2022 is available here. 

The 2023-2024  Department of Physical Therapy Student Handbook may be accessed here.

The course descriptions for the current list of courses outlined above may be accessed from the Graduate Catalog.





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