Doctor of Physical Therapy/ B.S. in Exercise Science
| General Education | ||
| EH 105 | College Writing | 3 |
| EH 360 | Writing in the Health Professions | 3 |
| HE 111 | The Husson Experience *** | 1 |
| MS 132 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| MS 180 | Precalculus with Trigonometry | 4 |
| or MS 181 | Calculus with Applications | |
| or MS 182 | Calculus II | |
| PT 431 | Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Therapy | 3 |
| PY 111 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SC 181 & SL 181 | Chemistry I and Chemistry Lab I | 4 |
| SC 356 | Nutrition for Health and Exercise Performance | 3 |
| Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| Historical Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective (Must also qualify as Foreign Culture & Conversation Elective) | 3 | |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Perspectives Electives (3 credits must also qualify as Bridge Elective) | 6 | |
| Philosophical Elective | 3 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| SC 106 | Introduction to Exercise Science | 3 |
| SC 182 & SL 182 | Chemistry II and Chemistry Lab II | 4 |
| SC 191 & SL 191 | General Biology I and General Biology Lab I | 4 |
| SC 221 & SL 221 | Anatomy and Physiology I and Anat/Physiology Lab I | 4 |
| SC 222 & SL 222 | Anatomy and Physiology II and Anatomy/Physiology Lab II | 4 |
| SC 224 | Research Design | 3 |
| SC 271 & SL 271 | Physics I and Physics Lab I | 4 |
| SC 291 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| SC 330 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| SC 340 | Anatomical Basis of Kinesiology | 3 |
| SC 353 | Principles of Strength and Cardiovascular Conditioning | 3 |
| SC 360 | Biomechanics & Kinesiology in Human Performance | 3 |
| SC 401 | Exercise Testing and Interpretation | 3 |
| SC 402 | Exercise Training for Health and Performance | 3 |
| SC 403 | Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease | 3 |
| SM 407 | Psychology of Sport | 3 |
| Physical Therapy Courses | ||
| PT 400 | Clinical Edu I | 4 |
| PT 410 | Gross Anatomy | 4 |
| PT 411 | Kinesiology & Biomechanics | 3 |
| PT 412 | Motor Control & Learning | 3 |
| PT 413 | Therapeutic Skills | 4 |
| PT 414 | Biophysical Agents | 3 |
| PT 419 | Development Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| PT 421 | Introduction to Clinical Reasoning | 1 |
| PT 450 | Neurophysiology | 3 |
| PT 500 | Clinical Edu II | 8 |
| PT 506 | Musculoskeletal I | 4 |
| PT 507 | Musculoskeletal II | 4 |
| PT 508 | Musculoskeletal III | 4 |
| PT 509 | Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
| PT 510 | Neuromuscular I | 4 |
| PT 511 | Professional Development I: Research | 2 |
| or PT 512 | Professional Development I: Teaching and Learning | |
| or PT 513 | Professional Development I: Practice Management | |
| or PT 514 | Professional Development I: International Experiential Learning | |
| PT 522 | Professional Development II: Research | 2 |
| or PT 523 | Professional Development II: Practice Management | |
| or PT 524 | Professional Development II: Teaching and Learning | |
| or PT 527 | Professional Development II- International Experiential Learning | |
| PT 526 | Advanced Therapeutic Exercise | 2 |
| PT 528 | Ethical/Legal/Management Issues in Physical Therapy | 2 |
| PT 551 | Clinical Education | 4 |
| PT 560 | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy | 3 |
| PT 561 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| PT 562 | Management of the Medically Complex Patient | 2 |
| PT 590 | Special Topics in Rehabilitation | 3 |
| PT 599 | Advanced Physical Therapy Elective | 2 |
| PT 600 | Clinical Edu III | 4 |
| PT 605 | Advanced Anatomy | 1 |
| PT 608 | PT Management of Children with Neurologic Dysfunction | 3 |
| PT 609 | Management of the Integumentary System | 2 |
| PT 610 | Neuromuscular II | 4 |
| PT 611 | Professional Development III: Research | 2 |
| or PT 612 | Professional Development III: Practice Management | |
| or PT 613 | Professional Development III: Teaching and Learning | |
| or PT 614 | Professional Development III- International Experiential Learning | |
| PT 618 | Health and Wellness | 3 |
| PT 620 | Primary Health Care | 2 |
| PT 625 | Prosthetics in Rehabilitation | 2 |
| PT 630 | Professional Identity Formation | 2 |
| PT 640 | Medical Imaging and Rehabilitation | 1 |
| PT 642 | Pharmacology and Rehabilitation | 1 |
| PT 650 | Patient Care Seminar I | 2 |
| PT 661 | Exercise for Special Populations | 3 |
| PT 664 | Geriatrics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 216 | |
Suggested Course Sequence
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| EH 105 | 3 | MS 132 | 3 | ||
| HE 111*** | 1 | PY 111 | 3 | ||
| SC 106 | 3 | SC 181 & SL 181 | 4 | ||
| SC 191 & SL 191 | 4 | Humanities Elective (Must also qualify as Foreign Culture & Conversation Elective) | 3 | ||
| MS 180, 181, or 182 | 4 | Literature Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 16 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| SC 182 & SL 182 | 4 | EH 360 | 3 | ||
| SC 221 & SL 221 | 4 | SC 222 & SL 222 | 4 | ||
| SC 224 | 3 | SC 291 | 3 | ||
| SM 407 | 3 | SC 356 | 3 | ||
| Fine Arts Elective | 3 | Philosophical Elective | 3 | ||
| 17 | 16 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| SC 271 & SL 271 | 4 | SC 360 | 3 | PT 410 | 4 |
| SC 330 | 3 | SC 402 | 3 | PT 421 | 1 |
| SC 340 | 3 | SC 403 | 3 | ||
| SC 353 | 3 | Historical Elective | 3 | ||
| SC 401 | 3 | Perspectives Elective (Must also qualify as Bridge Elective) | 3 | ||
| Perspectives Elective | 3 | ||||
| 16 | 18 | 5 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| PT 411 | 3 | PT 412 | 3 | PT 400 | 4 |
| PT 413 | 4 | PT 419 | 3 | PT 640 | 1 |
| PT 414 | 3 | PT 450 | 3 | PT 642 | 1 |
| PT 431 | 3 | PT 506 | 4 | ||
| PT 509 | 3 | PT 528 | 2 | ||
| PT 561 | 3 | PT 618 | 3 | ||
| 19 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Fifth Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| PT 507 | 4 | PT 508 | 4 | PT 526 | 2 |
| PT 510 | 4 | PT 522, 523, 524, or 527 | 2 | PT 625 | 2 |
| PT 511, 512, 513, or 514 | 2 | PT 562 | 2 | PT 664 | 3 |
| PT 560 | 3 | PT 590 | 3 | ||
| PT 608 | 3 | PT 610 | 4 | ||
| PT 609 | 2 | PT 630 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 17 | 7 | |||
| Sixth Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| PT 500 | 8 | PT 599 | 2 | ||
| PT 551 | 4 | PT 600 | 4 | ||
| PT 605 | 1 | ||||
| PT 611, 612, 613, or 614 | 2 | ||||
| PT 620 | 2 | ||||
| PT 650 | 2 | ||||
| PT 661 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | 16 | ||||
| Total Hours: 216 | |||||
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May not be required for degree completion.