Program Modification Form
I Summary of Proposed Changes
School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Department/program
Repackaging of entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy Curriculum
Summary
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval and Dean’s approval.
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Date
Requestor:
Phone:
Program Chair/Director:
Department Dean
Other affected Programs:
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needed)
Are other departments/programs affected by this
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modification because of
Chair/Director of any such department/ program
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites, (above) before submission
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework
III Type of Program Modification
(e.g. adding a writing course required of all majors.) Please X check the appropriate box.
Major
Minor
Option
Teaching major/minor
Other
Please
X
Not a formal program modification but rather a
describe
repackaging of entry-level DPT curriculum.
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program
Please provide the proposed copy as you wish it
or major, please cut and paste the requirements as
to appear in the catalog. 
they appear in the current catalog below.
www.umt.edu/catalog 
Professional Physical Therapy Curriculum
First Professional
Year
Professional Physical Therapy Curriculum
First Professional
A
S
Year
PT 503 Physical
PT 503 Physical
Therapy and Health
Therapy and Health
Care System
4
-
Care System
PT 510 Applied
PT 510 Applied
Clinical Anatomy and
Clinical Anatomy
Kinesiology
5
A
S
4
-
5
-
5
-
PT 516 Movement
PT 516 Movement
System Exam and
System Exam and
Evaluation
Evaluation I
6
-
PT 519 Movement
PT
System Exam
519 Musculoskeletal
and Evaluation II
-
6
Management I
PT 520 Development
PT 520
Through the Life
Development
Span
-
3
-
6
-
3
4
-
-
2
4
-
-
4
-
5
-
1
Through the Life
Span
PT 526 Physical
Therapy Interventions
I
PT 526
4
-
Foundational Skills
and Interventions
PT 527
Electrophysiological
Testing
PT 527
-
2
Electrophysiological
Testing and
PT 528 Physical
Interventions
Therapy Interventions
II
-
4
PT 529
Biomechanics
PT 529
Biomechanics and
PT 530 Clinically
Exercise
Applied Exercise
Interventions
2
-
Physiology
PT 536
PT 536
Neurosciences for
Neurosciences for
the Health
the Health
Professions
-
5
PT 560 Introduction
to Research
Professions
PT 560 Introduction
-
1
PT 582 Clinical
to Research
PT 582 Clinical
Experience I
-
1
Experience
-
1
Total
21
22
Total
22
22
Summer Session
Credits
Summer Session
PT 587 Clinical Internship I
4
PT 587 Clinical
Internship I
Credits
4
Second
Professional Year
Second
A
S
Professional Year
PT 525 Clinical
PT 525 Clinical
Medicine and
Medicine I
Pharmacology
2
A
S
2
-
2
-
1
-
3
-
2
-
3
-
-
2
4
-
-
2
-
3
-
3
PT 561 Research in
PT 561 Research in
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy
2
PT 562 Scholarly
PT 562 Scholarly
Project I
Project I
1
PT 563
PT 563
Cardiopulmonary
Cardiopulmonary
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy
3
PT 565 Physical
PT 565 Physical
Therapy for
Therapy for
Children
Children
2
PT 567
PT 566 Advanced
Neurorehabilitation I
Anatomy
Laboratory
(1)
(1)
PT 568
Neurorehabilitation
PT 567
Neurorehabilitation I
II
3
PT 569
PT 568
Musculoskeletal
Neurorehabilitation
Management II
II
-
2
PT 572 Practice and
PT 569 Orthopedic
Physical Therapy I
Administration
3
PT 573
PT 572 Practice
and Administration
Musculoskeletal
-
2
-
2
Management III
PT 573 Orthopedic
Physical Therapy II
PT 575 Prosthetics
& Orthotics
PT 575 Physical
-
4
Therapy
PT 576 Synthesis of
Interventions III
Clinical Evaluation
and Intervention
-
1
-
5
-
4
Project II
-
1
Total
17
21
PT 576 Synthesis of
Clinical Evaluation
and Intervention
PT 578 Physical
-
1
Therapy for Select
Populations
PT 578 Physical
Therapy
Interventions IV
PT 588 Clinical
-
4
PT 588 Clinical
Internship II
PT 671 Scholarly
-
4
PT 671 Scholarly
Project II
Internship II
-
1
Summer Session
Total
16-
19-
17
20
Credits
PT 589 Clinical
Internship III
Summer Session
5
Credits
Third
PT 589 Clinical Internship
Professional
III
5
Year
Third Professional
Year
S
3
-
2
-
2
-
2
-
PT 626 Clinical
A
S
PT 626 Primary Care
in Physical Therapy
A
Medicine II
PT 627
3
-
Prevention,
Wellness, and
PT 627 Prevention,
Education
Wellness, and
Education
2
-
PT 672
Research in
PT 672 Research in
Physical Therapy II
Physical
2
-
PT 570 Psychology
PT 570
of Illness and
Disability
Therapy II
Psychology of
2
-
Illness and
Disability
PT 676 Clinical
PT 676 Clinical
Mastery in Physical
Mastery in
Therapy
4
-
Physical
Therapy
3
-
4
-
Internship IV
-
12
Total
16
12
PT 679 Trends in
Clinical Practice (may
be repeated)
PT 679 Trends
4
-
in Clinical
Practice (may
PT 690 Clinical
be repeated)
Internship IV
-
12
Total
17
12
PT 690 Clinical
Seven credits of professional elective course work are
required for the D.P.T. These may be satisfied by PT
671, 672, 679 sections or courses outside the school.
Only 6 credits may be independent study.
Total credits required for graduation: 118
Seven credits of professional elective course
work are required for the D.P.T. These may be
satisfied by PT 671, 672, 679 sections or courses
outside the school. Only 6 credits may be
independent study.
Total credits required for graduation: 119
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
We are not really making a program modification but rather repackaging the course content. The
curriculum content is mandated by our accreditation body. With the replacement of three of the 10
faculty in the program it was decided to reorganize/repackage the entry-level curriculum to more
efficiently utilize the skill set of the new faculty. In the process of the repackaging there was an increase
in the biomechanics content of the curriculum resulting in an increase of 1 credit in the size of the entrylevel DPT curriculum.
V Copies and Electronic Submission
Once approved, the original, a paper copy and an electronic file are submitted to the Faculty Senate
Office, UH 221 (camie.foos@mso.umt.edu).
VI Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document
list program title and proposed change of all proposals.
Revised 11-2009