Curricular
Physical Therapy Curriculum
Year One:
Semester 1 - Spring - Credit Hours
- PHYT 6101 - Functional Human Anatomy - 6
- PHYT 6102 - Pathophysiology - 4
- PHYT 6103 - Biomechanics - 3
- PHYT 6111 - PT Basic Skills I - 2
- PHYT 6151 - Professional Issues I - 1
Total Credit Hours: 16
Semester 2 - Summer - Credit Hours
- PHYT 6261 - Introduction to the Research Process - 1
- PHYT 6304 - Neuroscience - 4
- PHYT 6221 - Musculoskeletal I - 4
- PHYT 6213 - PT Basic Skills III - 4
- PHYT 6271 - Clinical Practicum I - 2
Total Credit Hours: 15
Semester 3 - Fall - Credit Hours
- PHYT 6212 - PT Basic Skills II - 2
- PHYT 6315 - Electrotherapeutics - 3
- PHYT 6322 - Musculoskeletal II - 4
- PHYT 6331 - Neurotherapeutics Principles I - 6
- PHYT 7855 - Lifespan Development - 3
Total Credit Hours: 18
Year Two:
Semester 4 - Spring - Credit Hours
- PHYT 6472 - Clinical Practicum II - 2
- PHYT 6462 - Scientific Inquiry for PTs - 1
- PHYT 6432 - Neurotherapeutics II (peds) - 3
- PHYT 6452 - Clin. Correlates II - 1
- PHYT 6416 - Wound and Burn Care - 2
- PHYT 6314 - Soft Tissue Management - 2
- PHYT 6541 - Cardiopulmonary - 2
Total Credit Hours: 13
Semester 5 - Summer - Credit Hours
- PHYT 6573 - Clinical Practicum III - 2
- PHYT 6523 - Prosthetics and Orthotics - 3
- PHYT 6433 - Neurotherapeutics III(geri) - 2
- PHYT 6553 - Professional Issues II - 2
- PHYT 6554 - Clin. Correlates II - 1
- PHYT 6405 - Pharmacology for PTs - 3
Total Credit Hours: 13
Semester 6 - Fall - Credit Hours
- PHYT 6663 - Human Research for PT - 1
- PHYT 6681 - Admin. & Management - 3
- PHYT 6674 - Internship I - 10
Total Credit Hours: 14
Year Three:
Semester 7 - Spring - Credit Hours
- PHYT 7717 - Current Trends in PT - 1
- PHYT 7764 - Scientific Writing - 1
- PHYT 7775 - Internship II - 12
- **PHYT 7755 Pain Science for PT - 2**
Total Credit Hours: 14
Semester 8 - Summer - Credit Hours
- PHYT 7882 - Teaching & Learning for PT - 1
- PHYT 7807 - Imaging Studies for PT - 2
- PHYT 7856 - Health & Wellness in PT - 3
- PHYT 7857 - Differential Diagnosis for PT - 2
- PHYT 6642 - Emergency Response in PT - 1
- **PHYT 7801 - Pediatrics Special Topics - 2**
Total Credit Hours: 9
Semester 9 - Fall - Credit Hours
- PHYT 7976 - Internship III - 15
- **PHYT 7805 - Implementation Science 1-3**
Total Credit Hours: 15
Year - Didactic - Clinical Ed. - Total Hours
- One - 47 - 02 - 49
- Two - 26 - 14 - 40
- Three - 11 - 27 - 38
Total - 84 - 43 - 127
**Elective courses**
Classes may be taught during the day, in the evenings or on the weekends. The schedule for each semester will be provided as early as possible, however, students should understand that the PT program should be their priority for the duration of the program and any outside employment or commitments should be kept to a minimum and should not interfere with the requirements of the program.