Doctor of Physical Therapy Curriculum First Year |
| Summer Semester | Credit Hours |
| PT-700 | Foundations of Physical Therapy | 2 |
| PT-705 | Movement Science | 3 |
| PT-705L | Surface Anatomy Lab
| 1 |
| PT-718 | Human Anatomy | 5 |
| PT-764 | Evidence Based Practice I | 1 |
| | 12 |
| | | |
| Fall Semester | |
| PT-701 | Neuroscience | 4 |
| PT-712 | Applied Physiology and Nutrition | 3 |
| PT-712L | Applied Physiology and Nutrition Lab | 1 |
| PT-721L | Physical Therapy Interventions I Lab | 2 |
| PT 730 | Musculoskeletal I | 3 |
| PT 730L | Musculoskeletal I Lab | 3 |
| | 16 |
| | | |
| Spring Semester | |
| PT-711 | Clinical Pathophysiology | 3 |
| PT-716 | Biomechanical Analysis of Human Locomotion | 1.5 |
| PT-722 | Physical Therapy Interventions II | 3 |
| PT-722L | Physical Therapy Interventions II Lab | 2 |
| PT-731 | Musculoskeletal II | 3 |
| PT-731L | Musculoskeletal II Lab | 2 |
| PT-733 | Prosthetics and Orthotics | 1.5 |
| | 16 |
| | | |
Second Year Summer Semester | |
| PT-727 | Cardiovascular/Pulmonary | 3 |
| PT-727L | Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Lab | 1 |
| PT-728 | Imaging/Electrodiagnosis | 2 |
| PT-732 | Musculoskeletal III | 3 |
| PT-732L | Musculoskeletal III Lab | 2 |
| PT-765 | Evidence Based Practice II | 1 |
| PT-749 | Health Care Delivery | 2 |
| Interprofessional Elective | var. |
| | 14 |
| | | |
| Fall Semester | |
| PT-740 | Clinical Practicum* | 8 |
| PT-748 | Pharmacology | 1 |
| PT-766 | Evidence Based Practice III | 1 |
| PT-752 | Motor Development | 2 |
| Electives | var. |
| *First 8 weeks of semester | 12 |
| | | |
| Spring Semester | |
| IP-710 | Transforming Health Care | 2 |
| PT-751 | Integumentary Physical Therapy | 2 |
| PT-755 | Neuromuscular I | 3 |
| PT-755L | Neuromuscular I Lab | 3 |
| PT-757 | PT for Older Adults | 3 |
| Electives | var. |
| | 13 |
| | | |
Third Year Summer Semester | |
| PT-717 | Differential Diagnosis in PT | 2 |
| PT-756 | Neuromuscular II | 3 |
| PT-756L | Neuromuscular II Lab | 2 |
| PT-760 | Pediatrics | 3 |
| PT-760L | Pediatrics Lab | 1 |
| PT-761 | Practice Management | 2 |
| PT-762 | Clinical Reasoning and Practice | 2 |
| Electives | var. |
| | 15 |
| | | |
| Fall Semester | |
| PT-741 | Clinical Practicum II* | 8 |
| PT-754 | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | 1 |
| PT-760 | Pediatrics cont. (5weeks) | |
| PT-760L | Pediatrics Lab cont. (5weeks) | |
| PT-762L | Clinical Reasoning and Practice Lab | 1 |
| PT-763 | PT Professional Issues | 2 |
| * last 8 weeks of semester | |
| | 12 |
| | | |
| Spring Semester | |
| PT-742 | Clinical Practicum III | 8 |
| PT-743 | Clinical Practicum IV | 8 |
| PT-767 | Evidence Based Practice IV | 1 |
| | | 17 |
| |
| Interprofessional Core Courses are in bold |
Total Credit Hours - 127 Required |
| Didactic Credit Hours - 96 Required |
| Clinical Credit Hours - 32 |