Doctor's degree Physical Therapy - D'Youville College

Doctor's degree Physical Therapy from D'Youville College is a Campus Ph.D Physical Therapy degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The graduate entry-level program is offered to applicants who have completed a bachelor's degree and prerequisites required by the PT department. The DPT curriculum involves 108 credit hours and includes traditional college coursework, distance learning, clinical fieldwork affiliations and required graduate research. Coursework in the doctoral program begins in the fall semester of the first year of graduate study and runs through 9 consecutive semesters to typically be completed by August of the third year. D'Youville's unique 36-month doctoral professional program is organized as 12-month curricula, allowing students to enter practice in a minimum of time. D'Youville's physical therapy program offers quality clinical fieldwork experiences at a choice of more than 300 clinical sites. Internet discussion runs concurrently with clinical fieldwork so that students always have a connection to the faculty, regardless of where they choose to do their fieldwork. The physical therapy program is a demanding program in course work, time commitment and financial obligations. Students enrolled in the professional program must complete three full-time summer sessions in addition to the six full semesters of course work in the three-year doctoral program. Clinical fieldwork, which is scheduled throughout the curriculum, may require an additional expense for travel and room and board. Physical therapy students also incur an additional expense for laboratory fees and completing the thesis or clinically applied project. Successful defense of the thesis or project, and successful performance on a comprehensive exam are required for graduation from this program. A few students in the physical therapy program may seek employment as work-study students on campus. Due to the time commitment to the program, part-time off-campus work during the program is not recommended. View more details on D'Youville College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Physical Therapy courses.