Physical Therapy

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Programs

• Physical Therapy, D.P.T.
• Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy, T.D.P.T.

• Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy, Graduate Certificate
• Orthopaedic Residency, Graduate Certificate

Courses

Each semester consists of four courses (Examination, Intervention, Biomedical Sciences and Physical Therapy Integrative Care and Practice) that become more complex as students advance through the program. The courses are integrated around case presentations (units) that last for two to three weeks. Each unit provides an example of one or more of the Practice Patterns defined by the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice of the American Physical Therapy Association.

• PT 503 Ethics and Law
• PT 528 Health Care Systems
• PT 605 Introduction and Exposure to Physical Therapist Practice
• PT 615 Physical Therapy Examination/Evaluation Skills I
• PT 616 Physical Therapy Examination/Evaluation Skills II
• PT 625 Physical Therapy Intervention Skills I
• PT 626 Physical Therapy Intervention Skills II
• PT 645 Physical Therapy Integrative Care and Practice I
• PT 646 Physical Therapy Integrative Care and Practice II
• PT 675 Biomedical Foundation Sciences I
• PT 676 Biomedical Foundation Sciences II
• PT 709 Pediatric Physical Therapy Practice
• PT 717 Physical Therapy Examination/Evaluation Skills III
• PT 718 Physical Therapy Examination/Evaluation Skills IV
• PT 727 Physical Therapy Intervention Skills III
• PT 728 Physical Therapy Intervention Skills IV
• PT 738 Clinical Education Experience I (8 weeks)
• PT 747 Physical Therapy Integrative Care and Practice III
• PT 748 Physical Therapy Integrative Care and Practice IV
• PT 777 Biomedical Foundation Sciences III
• PT 778 Biomedical Foundation Sciences IV
• PT 805 Physical Therapist Practice II
• PT 819 Physical Therapy Examination/Evaluation Skills V
• PT 829 Physical Therapy Intervention Skills V
• PT 849 Physical Therapy Integrative Care and Practice V
• PT 860 Clinical Education Experience II (3 months)
• PT 869 a b c d Independent Study
• PT 870 Clinical Education Experience III
• PT 879 Biomedical Foundation Sciences V
• PT 887C Independent Study-Clinical Case Capstone
• PT 899 Clinical Decision Making

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