Doctor of Physical Therapy Curriculum
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program (DPT) begins in the fall semester and consists of 100 semester credit hours of professional-level courses taken over 7 semesters (30 months). The program includes 30 weeks of full-time clinical affiliations and a 4-week specialty clinical internship.
First Year |
Credit Hours |
PHYT 7001 - Clinical Foundations I |
4.0 |
PHYT 7005 - Therapeutic Exercise Science |
4.0 |
PHYT 7009 - Neuroscience I |
3.0 |
PHYT 7014 - Systematic Reasoning and Scientific Investigation I |
3.0 |
PHYT 7017 - Cells, Systems, and Disease |
3.0 |
PHYT 8022 - Professional Issues and Clinical Decision Making I |
2.0 |
CSBL 7014 – Anatomy I |
5.0 |
PHYT 7011 - Clinical Foundations II |
4.0 |
PHYT 7012 - Movement Science I |
4.0 |
PHYT 7019 - Neuroscience II |
3.0 |
PHYT 8122 - Professional Issues & Clinical Decision Making II |
2.0 |
First Year Total |
37.0 |
Second Year |
|
PHYT 7018 - Pharmacological Principles in Physical Therapy |
2.0 |
PHYT 8002 - Management of the Patient with Musculoskeletal Dysfunction I |
5.0 |
PHYT 8007 - Orthotics in Rehabilitation |
1.5 |
PHYT 8011 - Electrophysical Agents in Rehabilitation |
3.0 |
PHYT 8108 - Management of the Patient with Neuromuscular Dysfunction I |
5.0 |
PHYT 8130 - Movement Science II |
2.0 |
PHYT 8012 - Prosthetics in Rehabilitation |
1.5 |
PHYT 8013 - Management of the Patient with Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction |
3.0 |
PHYT 8114 - Management of the Patient with Musculoskeletal Dysfunction II |
5.0 |
PHYT 8116 - Management of the Patient with Neuromuscular Dysfunction II |
5.0 |
PHYT 8222 - Professional Issues & Clinical Decision Making III |
1.0 |
PHYT 7021 - Clinical Experience I |
5.0 |
Second Year Total |
39.0 |
Third Year |
|
PHYT 8021 - Clinical Experience II |
5.0 |
PHYT 8121 - Clinical Experience III |
5.0 |
CSBL 8010 - Anatomy II |
2.0 |
PHYT 8075 - Human Development across the Lifespan |
3.0 |
PHYT 8102 - Systematic Reasoning and Scientific Investigation II |
2.0 |
PHYT 8106 - Principles of Administration in Physical Therapy |
2.0 |
PHYT 8112 - Management of the Complex Patient |
3.0 |
PHYT 8221 - Clinical Internship |
2.0 |
Third Year Total |
24.0 |
DPT Curriculum Total |
100.0 |