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DPT Curriculum

Full listing of classes and descriptions by course number | trimester

1st Year

2nd Year

3rd Year
Fall

--Medical Terminology
--Clinical Practice Seminars I
--Gross Anatomy I
--Kinesiology I
--Intro to Clinical Decision Making
--Physiology I
--Psychosocial Aspects of Human Behavior I
--Examination & Evaluation I
--Synthesis Project I

--Clinical Practice Seminars IV
--Neuroscience II
--Psychosocial Aspects of Human Behavior II
--Clinical Management of Patients with Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction II
--Management of Patients Throughout the Lifespan
-- Clinical Management  of Patients with Musculoskeletal Dysfunction I
--Clinical Management of Patients with Neurologic Dysfunction II
--Synthesis Project IV

-- Clinical Experience III
Winter

--Clinical Practice Seminars II
--Gross Anatomy II
--Kinesiology II
--Physiology II
--Professional Role Development I
--Examination and Evaluation II
--Foundations of Physical Therapy I
--Synthesis Project II

--Clinical Practice Seminars V
--Neuroscience III
--Professional Role Development III
--Electrophysiologic Agents
-- Clinical Management  of Patients with Musculoskeletal Dysfunction II
--Clinical Management of Patients with Neurologic Dysfunction III
--Clinical Experience II
--Synthesis Project V

-- Clinical Experience IV
Spring

--Clinical Practice Seminars III
--Neuroscience I
--Professional Role Development II
-- Clinical Management of Patients with Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction I
-- Clinical Management  of Patients with Neurologic Dysfunction I
--Foundations of Physical Therapy I
--Synthesis Project III

--Clinical Practice Seminars VI
--Professional Role Development IV
--Clinical Management of  Patients with Musculoskeletal Dysfunction III
--Clinical Management of Patients with Amputations
--Clinical Management of Patients with Lymphatic & Integumentary Dysfunction
--Clinical Management of the Complex Patient
--Synthesis Project VI

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Summer

--Clinical Experience I

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