Program of Study for the Entry-Level Doctoral Program
First Year
Fall Semester
| Summer Session |
Credit Hours |
| PHYT 601 Gross Anatomy |
6 |
|
|
| PHYT 602 Professional Behaviors |
3 |
|
|
| Total
|
9 |
| Fall Session |
Credit Hours |
| PHYT 611 Bioscience I |
5 |
|
|
| PHYT 615 Interventions I |
3 |
|
|
| PHYT 621 Foundations of Patient/Client Management |
3 |
|
|
| PHYT 625 Movement Analysis & Patient/Client Management I |
4 |
|
|
| PHYT 642 Research Methods |
2 |
|
|
| Total
|
17 |
Spring Semester
| |
Credit Hours |
| PHYT 604 Differential Diagnosis in Physical Therapy |
3 |
|
|
| PHYT 605 Neuroscience |
6 |
|
|
| PHYT 612 Bioscience II |
2 |
|
|
| PHYT 616 Interventions II |
2 |
|
|
| PHYT 626 Movement Analysis & Patient/Client Management II |
4 |
|
|
| Total
|
17 |
Second Year
Fall Semester
| Summer Session |
Credit Hours |
| PHYT 603 Foundations of Evidence Based Practice |
1 |
|
|
| PHYT 631 Patient/Client Management: Adult Neurological Disorders |
3 |
|
|
| PHYT 632 Patient/Client Management: The Spine |
2 |
|
|
| PHYT 644 Physiology of Exercise |
2 |
|
|
| Total
|
8 |
| Fall Session |
Credit Hours |
| PHYT 633 Patient/Client Management: Acquired Conditions |
3 |
|
|
| PHYT 641 Teaching & Learning in PT |
2 |
|
|
| PHYT 661 Clinical Experience I |
8 |
|
|
| Total
|
13 |
Spring Semester
Third Year
Fall Semester
| Summer Session |
Credit Hours |
| Elective |
1-3 |
|
|
| PHYT 650 Integumentary Management |
1 |
|
|
| PHYT 662 Clinical Experience II |
8 |
|
|
| Total
|
9 - 12 |
| Fall Session |
Credit Hours |
| Elective |
1-3 |
|
|
| PHYT 635 Patient/Client Management: Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Disorders |
3 |
|
|
| PHYT 651 Applied Clinical Decision Making |
2 |
|
|
| PHYT 652 Management Principles |
3 |
|
|
| PHYT 653 Medical Ethics for Physical Therapists |
2 |
|
|
| PHYT 654 Gerontology for Physical Therapists |
2 |
|
|
| Total
|
12 - 15 |
Spring Semester
| |
Credit Hours |
| PHYT 663 Clinical Experience III |
10 |
|
|
| PHYT 664 Clinical Experience IV |
10 |
|
|
| Total
|
20 |
Minimum number of credits: 121 (includes 3 required credits of electives).
Students may take up to 9 credits of electives for a total of 127.
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