Minors
Students are required to complete either a minor or the Honor’s Program by the end
of the spring semester of their senior year. Students are encouraged to declare early,
as careful scheduling may be necessary to complete some minors. Generally, minors
require 18-21 credits. A second major will be accepted as a substitute. The second
major must be completed prior to matriculating as a graduate student in Professional
Year II (Grad Year I) of the program. A listing of minors can be found at:
http://www.ithaca.edu/hshp/depts/pt/docs/minorsbyschool/ Students are encourage to
discuss minor options with their major/PT academic advisor.
Ithaca College
Department of Physical Therapy
DPT Curriculum for Incoming Freshmen 2014-15
Pre-Professional Program Pre-Professional Years I-III
(Freshman-Junior)
Requirements outside of the Department (27 credits)
8 credits
8 credits
Study Abroad/Study Away
We encourage students to take advantage of the study abroad/away program.
Students interested should contact their major/PT academic adviser and the Office of
International Programs (607) 274-3306 for further information. Study abroad
activities should be completed prior to Professional Year 1 (Senior Year).
Statistics
All Physical Therapy students are required to successfully complete one of the
following approved Statistic courses prior to their senior year in order to register for
PTBS 56701 Research I: MATH 14500, MATH 15500, MATH 21600, or PSYC
20700. Statistics is a pre-requisite for PTBS 56701 Research I course.
8 credits
3 credits
18-21 credits
BIOL 11900 and 12000 Fundamentals of Biology
or
BIOL 12100 and 12200 Principles of Biology
CHEM 12100 Principles of Chemistry
CHEM 11200/ 11400 Organic Chemistry/Chem Lab
PHYS 10100/10200 Intro to Physics I/II
BIOL 20600 Primary Human Anatomy
Complementary Liberal Arts – Minor/ Honors/ Study
Abroad-Away
Departmental Requirements (4 credits)
.5 credit
.5 credit
3 credits
PTBS 10200 Intro to Profession of PT
PTBS 20100 Intro to Practice of PT
PTBS 31300 Clinical Physiology
Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC) (28- 45 credits)
16 credits
Themes and Perspectives
Creative Arts
Humanities
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Ithaca Seminar
3- 4 credits
Competencies
Mathematics Competency
Academic Writing
9- 13 credits
Attributes
Diversity
Quantitative Literacy
Writing Intensive
ICC Capstone
12 credits
Complementary Liberal Arts (CLA)
All Ithaca College students must complete the ICC. For additional information about
the Integrative Core Curriculum, please visit: http://www.ithaca.edu/icc/docs/
Professional Program (Senior-Grad Year II)
Professional Year 2 (Grad Year I)
Professional Year 1 (Senior year Summer)
PTBS-51002
PTBS-52001
Human Anatomy
Fund Pt/Client Care
SESSION TOTAL
6
2
8
Spring Courses
PTBS-51103 Pathol. for PT’s
PTBS-52304 Per. Jt. Mob.
PTBS-52405 Ther. Exer.
PTBS-53101 ETMPA
PTBS-54203 Prof. Dev. II
PTBS-55501 T&L in Clin.
PTBS-55602 Health Care Sys
Cr
3
1.5
3
4
1
1
1
Fall Courses
PDPT-54300
PDPT-56000
PDPT-57000
PDPT-57100
PDPT-52506
PDPT-57200
Professional Year 1 (Senior Year)
Fall Courses
PTBS-52102 Muscskel. Exam.
PTBS-52203 ST Palp. & Exam
PTBS-53702 App. Biomech.
PTBS-54001 Prof. Dev I
PTBS-54102 Pre-Clin. Conf. I
PTBS-56701 Res. I: EBP I
SEMESTER TOTAL
Cr
3
2
3
0.5
0
3
11.5*
SEMESTER TOTAL
14.5
*Note: the total required credits for this semester is less than full-time status.
Students will have the option to take additional credits to be considered full-time or
enroll as part-time. Part-time status may affect financial aid and/or loans.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FOR CLINICAL HEALTH STUDIES DEGREE
120
Cr.
Pre-Clin. Conf. II 0
Clin. Admin in PT 4
Clin. Neuroanat.
3
Clin. Neurophys.
3
Spine Exam
3
Motor Dev.
3
SEMESTER TOTAL
Cr.
4
2
2
2
3
1
SEMESTER TOTAL
14
Cr.
2
3
0
3
3
2.5
2
2
Spring Courses
PDPT-69200 Clin. Educ. III
PDPT-63900 Ortho/Pros.
PDPT-64600 Prof. Dev. III
PDPT-67500 Neuro. Rehab II
PDPT-68260 Med Scr. & Dis.
PDPT-68450 Adv Clin Reason.
PDPT-68700 Pre Clin. Conf. IV
Cr.
4
2
1.5
3
4
2
0
17.5
SEMESTER TOTAL
16.5
16
Professional Year 3 (Grad Year II)
Fall Courses
PDPT-62607
PDPT-63800
PDPT-64500
PDPT-66900
PDPT-67400
PDPT-67600
PDPT-68100
PDPT-68300
Clin. Ortho.
Pathokin.
Pre. Clin. Conf III
Research III
Neuro Rehab I
Pediatric Rehab
Cardiac T & M
Pulm. T & M
SEMESTER TOTAL
Professional Year 3 (Grad Year II Summer)
Professional Year 2 (Grad Year I-Summer)
PDPT-59000 Clinical Education I
Spring Courses
PDPT-59102 Clinical Edu. II
PDPT-51004 Pharmacology
PDPT-55900 Psych. Pt. Care
PDPT-56800 Res II: EBP II
PDPT-57300 Neuro. Exam.
PDPT-68500 Wellness & Prev.
4
PDPT-69500 Clinical Ed. IV/V
6
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FOR DPT DEGREE
194