In the DPT Program, students learn to:
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Physical Therapy, Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree prepares students to diagnose and treat movement dysfunction in patients they serve. Students who successfully complete this 2 year and 9 month graduate program will be prepared to practice as generalist clinicians in a variety of PT practice settings. Graduates will also be eligible to take the national licensing exam to practice as a physical therapist.
| Semester by Semester Curriculum | ||
| Fall 1 | 18 | |
| ANATOMY 1 and ANATOMY 1 LAB | ||
| NEUROSCIENCE and NEUROSCIENCE LAB | ||
| INTRO TO PT EXAM and INTRO TO PT EXAM LAB | ||
| INTRO TO PT PROCEDURES and INTRO TO PT PROCEDURES LAB | ||
| PT PRACTICE SEMINAR 1 | ||
| Spring 1 | 18 | |
| ANATOMY 2 and ANATOMY 2 LAB | ||
| CLINICAL KINESIOLOGY and CLINICAL KINESIOLOGY LAB | ||
| NEURO MANAGEMENT 1 and NEURO MANAGEMENT 1 LAB | ||
| APPLIED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY and APPLIED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY LAB | ||
| SCREENING FOR DISEASE | ||
| Summer 1 | 9 | |
| PHARMACOLOGY FOR PHYSICAL THERAPISTS | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| PT PRACTICE SEMINAR 2 | ||
| Fall 2 | 18 | |
| MUSCULOSKELETAL 1 and MUSCULOSKELETAL 1 LAB | ||
| NEURO MANAGEMENT 2 and NEURO MANAGEMENT 2 LAB | ||
| CARDIOPULMONARY and CARDIOPULMONARY LAB | ||
| CLINICAL RESEARCH 1 | ||
| PT PRACTICE SEMINAR 3 | ||
| Spring 2 | 18 | |
| MUSCULOSKELETAL 2 and MUSCULOSKELETAL 2 LAB | ||
| MEDICALLY COMPLEX PATIENTS and MEDICALLY COMPLEX PATIENTS LAB | ||
| PEDIATRICS and PEDIATRICS LAB | ||
| SPECIAL POPULATIONS | ||
| PT PRACTICE SEMINAR 4 | ||
| Summer 2 | 8 | |
| ADVANCED PT PRACTICE (must be repeated) | ||
| PT PRACTICE SEMINAR 5 | ||
| PT ADMINISTRATION | ||
| Fall 3 | 18 | |
| CLINICAL RESEARCH 2 | ||
| CLINICAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE 1 | ||
| CLINICAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE 2 | ||
| Spring 3 | 14 | |
| CLINICAL RESEARCH 3 | ||
| CLINICAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 121 | |