The first academic year of the professional doctoral curriculum is composed of a four-quarter program consisting of 63.5 required course credits (quarter hours). The second academic year of the curriculum is composed of a four-quarter program consisting of 55 required course credits, including 520 clock-hours of clinical education. The third academic year of the curriculum is composed of a three-quarter program consisting of 49 required course credits which includes two clinical practica consisting of 800 clock-hours of clinical education. Clinical experiences take place in various facilities located throughout the continental United States that have legal agreements with the University.
Curriculum Structure, Course Quarter Hour Credits, and Sequencing
First Professional Year
Total Quarter Credit Hours Required: |
63.5 |
Summer Quarter |
Hrs |
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Human Anatomy I and Embryology |
7 |
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Cell and Tissue Structure |
2 |
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Clinical Problem Solving I |
2 |
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Health Professionalism I |
2 |
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Medical Terminology |
0.5 |
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Biopsychosocial Issues in Health Care |
3 |
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Total |
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16.5 |
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Fall Quarter |
Hrs |
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Health Care Issues |
1 |
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Human Physiology I |
3.5 |
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Research |
3 |
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Health Promotion I |
2 |
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Physical Therapy Roles and Professional Issues I |
2 |
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Physical Therapy Evaluation I |
4 |
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Kinesiology/Biomechanics I |
3 |
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Total |
18.5 |
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Winter Quarter |
Hrs |
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Human Physiology II |
3.5 |
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Clinical Conditions I |
4 |
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Education Principles |
3 |
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Kinesiology/Biomechanics II |
3 |
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Physical Therapy Interventions I |
2 |
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Simulated Physical Therapy Clinic I |
1 |
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Total |
16.5 |
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Spring Quarter |
Hrs |
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Lifespan Human Development |
3 |
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Human Neuroscience |
3 |
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Physical Therapy Evaluation II |
4 |
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Physical Therapy Interventions II |
2 |
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Total |
12 |
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Second Professional Year
Total Quarter Credit Hours Required: |
55 |
Summer Quarter |
Hrs |
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Exercise Physiology |
3 |
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Practicum I (3 weeks full-time) |
3 |
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Clinical Conditions II |
3 |
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Applied Neuroscience |
3 |
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Physical Therapy Interventions III |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Fall Quarter |
Hrs |
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Clinical Problem Solving II |
2 |
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Cardiopulmonary Evaluation and Treatment |
4 |
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Physical Agents I |
4 |
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Orthotics |
2 |
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Physical Therapy Evaluation III |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Winter Quarter |
|
Hrs |
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Simulated Physical Therapy Clinic II |
1 |
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Physical Agents II |
3 |
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Management in Physical Therapy Systems |
4 |
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Physical Therapy Interventions IV |
5 |
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Total |
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13 |
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Spring Quarter |
|
Hrs |
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Scholarship in Physical Therapy |
1 |
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Practicum II (ten weeks full-time) |
11 |
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Total |
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12 |
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Third Professional Year
Total Quarter Credit Hours Required: |
49 |
Summer Quarter |
Hrs |
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Human Anatomy II |
3 |
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Pediatric/Geriatric Interventions |
3 |
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Applied Management in Physical Therapy Systems |
3 |
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Physical Therapy Interventions V |
3 |
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Total |
12 without electives |
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Fall Quarter |
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Hrs |
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Prosthetics |
2 |
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Clinical Problem Solving III |
3 |
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Essentials of Pharmacology for Physical Therapists |
2 |
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Health Promotion II |
2 |
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Physical Therapy Roles and Professional Issues II |
3 |
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Total |
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12 |
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Winter Quarter |
|
Hrs |
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Physical Therapy Roles and Professional Issues III |
1 |
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Practicum III (ten weeks full-time) |
11 |
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Total |
|
12 |
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Spring Quarter
Scholarly Development in Physical Therapy |
2 |
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Practicum IV (10 weeks full-time) |
11 |
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Total |
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13 |
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Total Quarter Credits in the Professional Program: |
167.5 |
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Elective Options:
Clinical Nutrition |
1 |
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Fundamentals of Research |
2 |
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Medical Spanish |
2 |
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Pharmacological Aspects of Drug Use |
2 |
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Physiology of Obesity |
2 |
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Advanced Physical Therapy Electives |
1-4 |
The Midwestern University College of Health Sciences Physical Therapy Program reserves the right to alter its curriculum however and whenever it deems appropriate.