Courses for the Entry-Level DPT Program
First Year, First Semester
DPT 500 Human Anatomy I (3)
DPT 510 Clinical Biomechanics I (4)
DPT 520 Rehabilitation Neuroscience I (4)
DPT 530 Physical Agents and Mechanical Modalities (1)
DPT 540 Patient Assessment, Intervention, and Therapeutic Exercise (2)
DPT 560 Foundations of the Physical Therapy Profession (1)
DPT 590 Research Methods and Statistics (2)
DPT 750 Bioethics Seminar for Physical Therapists (.25)
First Year, Second Semester
DPT 501 Human Anatomy II (4)
DPT 511 Clinical Biomechanics II (4)
DPT 521 Rehabilitation Neuroscience (2)
DPT 541 Principles of Therapeutic Exercise Progression (2)
DPT 560 Foundations of the Physical Therapy Profession (1)
DPT 570 Clinical Internship I (4)
DPT 595 Introduction to Evidence Based Practice (2)
DPT 650 Physical Therapy Management of Infectious, Immune, and Metabolic
Disorders (3)
DPT 750 Bioethics Seminar for Physical Therapists (.25)
Second Year, First Semester
DPT 550 Systems Physiology: Patient Management and Pharmacology (4)
DPT 610 Neuromuscular Systems Examination and Intervention (3)
DPT 620 Motor Control and Motor Learning (2)
DPT 631 Musculoskeletal Examination and Intervention for the Neck and Trunk (3)
DPT 640 Clinical Internship II (4)
DPT 694 Critically Appraised Topics (1)
DPT 750 Bioethics Seminar for Physical Therapists (.25)
Second Year, Second Semester
DPT 611 Adult Neuromuscular Systems Examination and Intervention (3)
DPT 630 Musculoskeletal Examination and Intervention for the Extremities (4)
DPT 641 Clinical Internship III (4)
DPT 651 Patient Management of Integumentary Conditions and Differential Diagnosis in
Physical Therapy (2)
DPT 645 Orthotics and Prosthetics (2)
DPT 670 Psychological Aspects of Illness and Disability (2)
DPT 680 Geriatrics and Gerontology (3)
DPT 685 Pediatric Neuromuscular System: Examination and Interventions (3)
DPT 750 Bioethics Seminar for Physical Therapists (.25)
Third Year, First Semester
DPT 700 Principles of Management and Supervision for Physical Therapists (4)
DPT 710 Clinical Reasoning Seminar (2)
DPT 720 Clinical Internship IV (8)
DPT 730 Professional Lecture Series (2)
DPT 740 Introduction to Medical Imaging for Physical Therapists (1)
DPT 750 Biomedical Ethics for Physical Therapists (1)
DPT 790 Evidence Based Capstone Project (2)
DPT 791* Thesis (2) *May be taken in place of DPT 790
DPT 690 Educational Strategies for Physical Therapists (3)
Third Year, Second Semester
DPT 721 Clinical Internship V (8)
DPT 722 Clinical Internship VI (8)
DPT 780 Seminar in Community Health Strategies in Physical Therapy (1)