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Pathway to Health Professions: Health Sciences

Dual and Accelerated Degree Opportunities

Accelerated 3+3 B.S./D.P.T. – Physical Therapy
The Pathway to Health Professions (Health Sciences) Program and the Programs in Rehabilitation Sciences of the College of Nursing and Health Professions offer an accelerated dual degree program. Participants can earn both a B.S. degree in Health Sciences and a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree in only six years after graduation from high school. Graduates of this innovative program are able to function in a variety of health care settings and are well-prepared to seek licensure by state board examination. Drexel’s DPT program – the new standard in physical therapy education – is the successor to the former MCP Hahnemann University’s Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) Program, which was accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association’s Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) beginning in 1981. The DPT program received interim accreditation status from CAPTE in November 2000, with the final determination to be made this year.

This is a six-year program in which students earn both a B.S. with a major in Biological Sciences and a Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.). The program is available to Biological Science majors (4-year program) only. International applicants are not eligible for this program.

For additional information and a sample curriculum, visit the Pathway to Health Professions Program: Accelerated Dual Degree Programs page.