Curriculum
PHYSICAL THERAPY CURRICULUM
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YEAR 1 |
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| Semester 1 | Spring | Hrs |
| PHYT 6101 | Funct. Human Anatomy | 6 |
| PHYT 6102 | Pathophysiology | 4 |
| PHYT 6103 | Biomechanics | 3 |
| PHYT 6111 | PT Basic Skills I | 2 |
| PHYT 6151 | Professional Issues I | 1 |
| 16 | ||
| Semester 2 | Summer | |
| PHYT 6291 | Intro. to Research Process | 1 |
| PHYT 6212 | PT Basic Skills II | 2 |
| PHYT 6221 | Musculoskeletal I | 4 |
| PHYT 6213 | PT Basic Skills III | 4 |
| PHYT 6271 | Clinical Practicum I | 2 |
| 13 | ||
| Semester 3 | Fall | |
| PHYT 6304 | Neuroscience | 6 |
| PHYT 6314 | PT Basic Skills IV | 2 |
| PHYT 6315 | Electrotherapeutics | 3 |
| PHYT 6322 | Musculoskeletal II | 4 |
| PHYT 6331 | Neurotherapeutics Prin. I | 4 |
| 19 | ||
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YEAR 2 |
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| Semester 4 | Spring | Hrs |
| PHYT 6472 | Clinical Practicum II | 2 |
| PHYT 6405 | Pharmacology I | 2 |
| PHYT 6416 | Wound and Burn Care | 2 |
| PHYT 6432 | Neurotherapeutics II (peds) | 3 |
| PHYT 6433 | Neurotherapeutics III (geri) | 2 |
| PHYT 6452 | Clin. Correlates I | 1 |
| PHYT 6462 | Scientific Inquiry for PT | 1 |
| 13 | ||
| Semester 5 | Summer | |
| PHYT 6573 | Clinical Practicum III | 2 |
| PHYT 6523 | Prosthetics and Orthotics | 3 |
| PHYT 6541 | Cardiopulmonary | 2 |
| PHYT 6553 | Professional Issues II | 2 |
| PHYT 6554 | Clin. Correlates II | 1 |
| 10 | ||
| Semester 6 | Fall | |
| PHYT 6663 | Human Research for PT | 1 |
| PHYT 6681 | Admin. & Management | 2 |
| PHYT 6674 | Internship I | 12 |
| 15 | ||
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YEAR 3 |
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| Semester 7 | Spring | Hrs |
| PHYT 7706 | Pharmacology II for PT | 1 |
| PHYT 7717 | Current Trends in PT | 1 |
| PHYT 7764 | Case Study in PT | 1 |
| PHYT 7775 | Internship II | 10 |
| 13 | ||
| Semester 8 | Summer | |
| PHYT 7855 | Lifespan Dev for PT | 3 |
| PHYT 7882 | Teach & Learn for PT | 1 |
| PHYT 7807 | Imaging Studies for PT | 2 |
| PHYT 7856 | Hlth & Wellness in PT | 3 |
| PHYT 7857 | Differential Dx for PT | 2 |
| PHYT 7883 | PT Mngmt & Leadership | 2 |
| 13 | ||
| Semester 9 | Fall | |
| PHYT 7976 | Internship III | 15 |
| 15 | ||
| Didactic Clin. Ed. | Total | |
| Yr. 1 | 46 02 | 48 |
| Yr. 2 | 22 16 | 38 |
| Yr. 3 | 16 25 | 41 |
| TOTAL | 63 43 | 127 |
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.