Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences: Professional DPT Program Curriculum

Curriculum
The DPT curriculum is a combination of didactic work that is reinforced with a variety of clinical experiences to prepare the student for successful clinical practice in a multitude of health care settings. Students are exposed early in the curriculum to clinical experiences both with the faculty from the program as well as clinical mentors across the country. Specific courses within our curriculum make use of our two faculty practice sites (Intercollegiate Athletics at Drexel University and the 11th Street Family Health Center) and our affiliation with local heath care organizations (Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Hahnemann Hospital, United Cerebral Palsy, as well as others) to help bring practical experience to lectures and labs. In addition to those experiences, students spend 38 weeks engaged in clinical internships both locally and at locations all over the nation. Overall, students leave our program ready to become successful clinicians in the health care environment.

Click here for a printable version of the DPT curriculum.

The tuition for the program for the ’08-’09 academic year is $585 per credit hour*.  Please see the pdf of our curriculum above for the number of credits each quarter.   The tuition for the ’09-’10 academic year is not yet specified.  However, tuition typically increases approximately 4.5% annually.

*This figure is tuition only and does not include any additional fees.

BS/DPT
For high school students who have an interest in physical therapy, Drexel University offers a BS/DPT program. In this program, students complete their undergraduate requirements as part of the Pathways to Health Professions Program. During their fourth year, the student will begin their graduate work in the DPT program. After a combined 5 1/2 years, the student will receive their BS degree in Health Sciences and DPT degree from Drexel.

Click here for more information on the BS/DPT degree.