Post-Professional DPT Program.

If you’re a USP physical therapy alumnus with a master’s degree, you’re probably aware of the move toward hiring individuals with more advanced degrees. If you’re ready to upgrade your formal education, our Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program could be right for you. It’s specifically designed for full-time employed physical therapists looking for a way to advance their training. This program gives employed physical therapists a way to pursue a doctorate degree conveniently via online courses. Courses are web-based and are taught by doctoral-trained and clinically certified faculty.

The curriculum consists of the following coursework—four three-credit courses.

For Graduates prior to and including 2005, courses, in the suggested curricular sequence, include:

• Evidence-based Practice
• Differential Diagnosis
• Medication Impact on the Rehabilitation Patient
• Clinical Research

For Graduates of 2006 and later, courses, in the suggested curricular sequence, include:

• Clinical Tract Course
• Medication Implications of Drug Therapy in PT Practice
• Clinical Research
• Clinical Decision Making