ATTENTION: There is a proposed modification to change the current DPT 8-semester curriculum model to a 9-semester curriculum model. Instead of the current August start, the proposed 9-semester curriculum model will start in mid/late May of 2018 and finish in early May 2020. Final approval of the model will be announced in September 2017.
Overview
The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) is a professional and not a research degree. Students in the program will be involved in evidence-based practice/translational research projects as part of coursework and clinical internship.
Students are expected to complete the program in three years while attending full-time as there is no part-time program. The minimum number of units for the DPT program of study is 116 units and the maximum number of units allowed is 121 units.
For a general overview of our curriculum, see the DPT Curriculum Systems Continuum (pdf).
Sequence
Fall Semester I (18 Units)
- DPT 710 Foundations of Physical Therapy Evaluation (3)
- DPT 725 Clinical Anatomy I (4)
- DPT 750 Concepts in Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Pharmacology (4)
- DPT 780 Integumentary Therapeutics (4)
- DPT 881 Evidence-Based Practice I: Principles and Clinical Applications (3)
Spring Semester I (18 Units)
- DPT 726 Clinical Anatomy II (4)
- DPT 760 Neurosciences (4)
- DPT 782 Therapeutic Exercise (4)
- DPT 882 Evidence-Based Practice II: Research Applications (3)
- DPT 886 Functional Neuro-Biomechanical Relationships (3)
Summer I (12 Units)
Session 1:
- DPT 857 Prosthetics and Orthotics (2)
- DPT 880 Differential Diagnosis in Physical Therapy (3)
- DPT 887 Professional Development in Physical Therapy Practice (3) Cr/NC
Session 2:
- DPT 801 Clerkship (3) Cr/NC
- DPT 897 Doctoral Research (1) Cr/NC
Fall Semester II (18 Units)
- DPT 802 Life Cycle I (2)
- DPT 820 Musculoskeletal Therapeutics I (4)
- DPT 830 Cardiopulmonary Therapeutics (4)
- DPT 835 Neurophysiological Therapeutics I (4)
- DPT 885 Evidence-Based Practice III: Case Presentations (3)
- DPT 897 Doctoral Research (1) Cr/NC
Spring Semester II (17 Units)
- DPT 803 Life Cycle II (2)
- DPT 821 Musculoskeletal Therapeutics II (3)
- DPT 836 Neurophysiological Therapeutics II (3)
- DPT 875 Medical Therapeutics in Physical Therapy Practice (3)
- DPT 878 Psychosocial Aspects of Rehabilitation (2)
- DPT 888 Evidence-Based Practice IV: Advanced Clinical Reasoning (3)
- DPT 897 Doctoral Research (1) Cr/NC
Summer II (10 Units)
Session 1:
- DPT 822 Interventions in Musculoskeletal Therapeutics (3)
- DPT 837 Interventions in Neuromuscular Therapeutics (3)
- DPT 868 Physical Therapy Organization and Administration (3)
Session 2:
- DPT 897 Doctoral Research (1) Cr/NC
Fall Semester III (12 Units)
- DPT 889 Doctoral Project (2) Cr/NC
- DPT 895 Clinical Internship (10) Cr/NC
Spring Semester III (12 Units)
- DPT 889 Doctoral Project (2) Cr/NC
- DPT 895 Clinical Internship (10) Cr/NC
Course Descriptions
- Course Descriptions (pdf, updated January 19, 2015)
last updated: 6/27/2017