Physical Therapy

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) - Transition

Mathews Thomas PT, DPT, MSPT, CSCS, CKTP
mathews.thomas@temple.edu

OFFICAL UNIVERSITY REGISTRATION DEADLINES

Please refer to the following website to find the appropriate registration deadline for the semester in which you would like to enroll in coursework at Temple University. Pay close attention to your official student status with Temple University as either “Continuing Matriculated Students” or “Non-matriculated Students.”

NOTE: Only students who have officially applied and been accepted into Temple University can hold “Continuing Matriculated Status.”

http://www.temple.edu/registrar/

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Practicing physical therapists are invited to join us to earn a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, using distance-based education. If you graduated from a CAPTE accredited Physical Therapy program, are a US licensed physical therapist, and have at least nine months of clinical experience, you are eligible to apply to our program. This program will respect the energy and commitment you have brought to your career and help you continue to improve your patient care and professional growth by adding to your knowledge base. It is designed to help therapists assure that they have mastery of the material that has been added to today’s DPT programs. For many applicants, the degree can be achieved with four courses.

PROGRAM

The courses include: 

PT 8576:Clinical Decision Making
PT 8571:Physical Therapy Diagnostics
PT 8573:Diagnostic Imaging and Pharmacology
PT 8574:Ethics
PT 8575: Motor Control and Human Movement
PT 8577: Health Care Systems
PT 8578:Outcomes Measurement & Epidemiology
PT 8579: Teaching and Learning

A schedule of projected course offerings in the transition Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT) program can be viewed here: tDPTCourseFlow.pdf

Please consult http://www.temple.edu/bursar/about/tuitionrates.htm for additional information on tuition rates.

Course work will be conducted over the Internet, in a simple format that allows students and faculty to share lecture material and assignments, to carry on discussions, and have opportunity for live discussions. The only technical requirement for participating in the program will be a computer with Internet access, a CD player, and Microsoft Office©. Courses will be offered Fall, Spring, and Summer to help busy clinicians plan a sequence of courses that fits within clinical and family obligations. All of the course activities will be related to each therapist’s clinical care, so that knowledge may be immediately applied to clinical practice. All course activities take place without travel to Philadelphia. We anticipate that each course will take about the same time as any three credit graduate course, in other words at least six hours a week. This time will be spent in reviewing material posted for you, doing the reading, completing assignments, and participating in on-line discussions. In addition there will be assignments that will all be based in your current clinical practice. (The courses will start at the beginning of the University semester start date and end on the University's semester calendar ( http://www.temple.edu/registrar/acad_calendars.html ), except for summer term, which will extend over both Summer Session I and Summer Session II.)