The Residential Doctor of Physical Therapy program requires 40 semester hours of prerequisites for admission and 100 semester hours (three years) of professional courses after entry into the program.

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The PTA to DPT Bridge Program is designed for Physical Therapist Assistants who are able to work a maximum of 20 hours per week while enrolled in the program. Applicants must already have a Bachelor's degree and a current Physical Therapist Assistant license with two years of work experience and 44 semester hours of prerequisites required for admission before entering the program.

The PTA to DPT Bridge program is a full-time program that is in hybrid format requiring 2-3 onsite intensives each semester. The intensives are typically 3-8 days in length. Four clinical rotations are embedded in the curriculum. Each clinical is either 7 or 8 weeks in length and are in semesters 4-7. Most clinical sites are in Texas. Personal circumstances are not factors in clinical experience placement.

Students most likely will not be able to do all of their clinical experiences in one geographical area and must be prepared mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially to move for the duration of the clinical rotation. Relocation and travel are at the student's expense. Housing and stipends are offered by very few facilities. It is important to consider that facilities may cancel clinical slots due to staffing or administrative changes. Clinical placements and procedures are subject to change. No clinical placements are offered in California or Colorado.

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This entry level program allows students to obtain an array of real-world skills beyond the classroom like independent research skills, proficient communication, and time management to optimize learning.

The program is a blend of online and onsite activities. The online activities may be self-paced or live with faculty instruction in real time. Each semester, the on-campus requirement will vary but will be at minimum an immersion session (7-10 days) at finals and sometimes an immersion session (7-10 days) at midterm.