Physical Therapy, DPT: Curriculum

111 total credits required

The average program duration is three years. Students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program complete six credits in the anatomy of physical therapy before the program’s yearly schedule begins. Students graduating before 2025 complete 33.5 hours of coursework their first year of the program, while students graduating after 2025 complete 34.5 hours of coursework. All students, regardless of their year of expected graduation, complete 38.5 hours of coursework during their second year in the program and 33 hours of coursework in their third year of the program.

To be eligible for the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, applicants must have completed prerequisites in the following categories:

● Biology with labs: (may include general biology, genetics, microbiology, additional anatomy/physiology; not botany) 2 courses, 8 credits minimum
● Anatomy and/or Physiology: 1 course, 3 credits minimum (human or mammalian)
● General Chemistry with labs: 2 courses, 8 credits minimum
● General Physics with labs: 2 courses, 8 credits minimum
● General Psychology: 1 course, 3 credits minimum
● Advanced Psychology (Childhood, Adolescence, Aging or Abnormal Psychology): 1 course, 3 credits minimum
● Statistics: 1 course, 3 credits minimum

Students may select from a variety of undergraduate majors as long as they successfully complete all the prerequisites and meet the minimum grading and GPA standards. Majors such as Kinesiology, Biology, Physiology and other sciences generally meet the prerequisites.

Summer Required Courses:
PT 700: Anatomy for PT
PT 700L: Anatomy for PT Lab