Doctor of Physical Therapy D.P.T.

First Year:

• CHEM 104 - General Chemistry II

Second Year:

• HEPR 108 - Medical Terminology
• HEPR 300 - Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness
• PHYS 103 - General Physics I
• PHYS 104 - General Physics II
• PSYC 321 - Abnormal Psychology

Third Year:

• BIOL 394 - Advanced Physiology
• HEPR 350 - Counseling for Health Care Professionals
• HEPR 370 - Fitness, Wellness And Nutrition
• HEPR 400 - Health Care Ethics
• HEPR 420 - Clinical Epidemiology
• HEPR 430 - Genetics for Health Care Professionals
• HEPR 440 - Health Care Systems

Fourth Year:

• BIOL 510 - Gross Anatomy I
• BIOL 511 - Neuroanatomy
• BIOL 512 - Gross Anatomy II
• PHTH 500 - Principles of PT I
• PHTH 502 - Principles of PT II
• PHTH 509 - Kinesiology I
• PHTH 515 - Kinesiology II
• PHTH 522 - Functional Neurophysiology
• PHTH 525 - Patient Management
• PHTH 529 - Exercise Physiology
• PHTH 531 - Systems and Disease I

Fifth Year:

• PHTH 514 - Exercise Principles
• PHTH 523 - Physical Agents
• PHTH 524 - Examination Procedures
• PHTH 527 - Intro to Diagnostic Imaging
• PHTH 532 - Systems and Disease II
• PHTH 533 - Systems and Disease III
• PHTH 534 - Systems and Disease IV
• PHTH 551 - Research Methods
• PHTH 626 - Orthopedic Conditions I
• PHTH 627 - Functional Development
• PHTH 644 - Clinical Education Foundations I
• PHTH 652 - Research Proposal I

Fifth Year Summer:

• PHTH 645 - Clinical Experience I
• PHTH 646 - Clinical Experience II

• (Two 5 week clinical rotations)

Sixth Year:

• PHTH 628 - Orthopedic Conditions II
• PHTH 629 - Advanced Assessment
• PHTH 630 - Spectrum of Care throughout the Life Span
• PHTH 631 - Pharmacology for Physical Therapists
• PHTH 632 - Neurologic Conditions and Management
• PHTH 633 - Management of Ethical Practice
• PHTH 634 - Cardiopulmonary Conditions and Management
• PHTH 647 - Clinical Education Foundations II
• PHTH 653 - Research Proposal II
• PHTH 654 - Research Symposium
• PHTH 662 - Seminar in Physical Therapy
• PHTH 663 - Seminar in Physical Therapy
• PHTH 664 - Seminar in Physical Therapy
• PHTH 665 - Differential Diagnosis

Sixth Year Summer:

• PHTH 648 - Clinical Experience III
• PHTH 649 - Clinical Experience IV

• (Two 10 week clinical rotations)

Sixth Year Fall:

• PHTH 650 - Clinical Experience V

• (One 10 week clinical rotation)

Additional Requirements:

The sequence and content of courses may change to allow the Program to provide current practice content and to maintain compliance with educational objectives established by our accreditation body. There are also 128 hours of credit required for the Bachelor of Health Science degree. If any course is waived without earning credit, additional electives must be taken to total 128 credit hours.