Curriculum

New Curriculum Effective Summer 2025

This is a full-time, in-person program that includes a minimum of 106 graduate credit hours over two and a half years. First-year classes begin in the summer, and the curriculum includes 26 didactic courses and three full-time clinical rotations over 8 semesters.

For individual course descriptions, please visit the Academic Catalog.

Clinical Education

Clinical education is an essential part of the program, and we are committed to providing high-quality experiences that prepare students for successful entry into the profession. Students participate in short-term, integrated clinical experiences embedded within courses as well as thirty weeks of full-time clinical education experiences interspersed throughout the program. Clinical experiences occur in a variety of practice settings and with diverse patient populations. Students should plan to travel for one or more of the full-time clinical experiences as several excellent learning opportunities are available outside the Syracuse area. These include experiences throughout the state of New York, including the Metro-NYC area, the tri-state area, and opportunities across the nation.

Degree Information

Length: 7 Semesters over 2.5 years
Credits: 106 Credits
Clinicals: 3 Clinicals Totaling 30 weeks (30 cr)
Electives: 1 credit of electives is required and more can be taken

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First Year - Long Fall

Course	Credit Hours
June-August
PHYT 601 Gross Anatomy	5
PHYT 610 Fundamentals of Physical Therapy Practice I	4
Total	9
August-December
PHYT 606 Clinical Sciences I	4
PHYT 608 Therapeutic Exercise I	3
PHYT 613 Fundamentals of Physical Therapist Practice II	4
PHYT 625 Musculoskeletal I	4
Total	15

First Year - Spring

Course	Credit Hours
PHYT 605 Clinical Neuroscience	5
PHYT 607 Clinical Sciences II	4
PHYT 614 Fundamentals of Physical Therapist Practice III	3
PHYT 626 Musculoskeletal II	4
Total	16

Second Year - Summer

Course	Credit Hours
PHYT 609 Therapeutic Exercise II	2
PHYT 631 Neuromuscular Disorders I	3
PHYT 632 Spine	2
PHYT 661 Clinic I	8
Total	15

Second Year - Fall

Course	Credit Hours
PHYT 618 Therapeutic Exercise III	2
PHYT 619 Fundamentals of Physical Therapist Practice IV	3
PHYT 634 Developmental Disabilities	3
PHYT 643 Critical Inquiry I	.5
PHYT 646 Orthopedics	4
Elective(s)	0-1
Total	12.5–13.5

Second Year - Spring

Course	Credit Hours
PHYT 620 Fundamentals of Physical Therapist Practice V	2
PHYT 636 Neuromuscular Disorders II	2
PHYT 662 Clinic II	10
PHYT 667 Critical Inquiry II	.5
Total	14.5

Third Year - Summer

Course	Credit Hours
PHYT 635 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy	3
PHYT 639 Fundamentals of Physical Therapist Practice VI	3
PHYT 652 Management Principles	2
PHYT 654 Geriatrics	3
Elective(s)	0-1
Total	11–12