BS/DPT Program

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BS Degree in Health Science / DPT Degree in Physical Therapy

The Physical Therapy program at Nazareth College incorporates the vision and mission of the American Physical Therapy Assocation (APTA) throughout the curriculum. Please note the following vision statement put forth by APTA (June 2000): By 2020, physical therapy will be provided by physical therapists who are doctors of physical therapy, recognized by consumers and other health care professionals as practitioners of choice to whom consumers have direct access for the diagnosis of, interventions for, and prevention of impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities related to movement, function, and health. For more information on the vision and mission of APTA, please visit www.APTA.org.

BS/DPT Program Requirements and Curriculum

Foundation of Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Requirements

The preprofessional foundation in liberal arts and sciences promotes strong interpersonal and communication skills, problem solving, and early critical thinking. The BSHSC program has a depth in biological, and social science with several courses in psychology. Physical therapists work with people and the psychology minor will help them understand human behavior.

• Freshman Seminar - 3 credit hours
• English Composition I and II - 6 credit hours
• Perspectives I courses - 8 courses from those designated (or required for PT majors), one in each of the following areas; minimum 25 credit hours.
• Perspectives II courses - 3 courses must be completed in three different areas excluding the area in which the major lies.

  Perspectives I and II are denoted by PI or PII preceding the course title in the schedule of classes. Only courses so designated may be used to satisfy Perspectives I and II requirements.

Area I Fine Arts
Area II History
Area III Literature
Area IV Mathematics


• Mth 111 or Mth 113 are PI courses that also meets a major requirement of Physical Therapy students.
  

Area V Philosophy
Area VI Religious Studies
Area VII Science with Laboratory


• The Biology and Chemistry sequences required for the major satisfy this requirement.

Area VIII Social Sciences


• Physical Therapy students are required to take seven courses in Psychology, preparing them for a Psychology minor.
• A global studies course, and three writing intensive courses (Perspectives I level, Perspectives II level, and a course from the major) must be included in the student's total program.
• Computer literacy - an information technology requirement met by each academic department.
• Physical Education (noncredit) - two semesters, including Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification.
• Students are expected to complete an ethics course (REL or PHIL).

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BS/DPT Sample Program (As of 6/25/08)

Year I
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
ENG 101 Freshman Comp I	3cr.	ENG 102 Freshman Comp II	3cr.
FRS 101 Freshman Seminar	3cr.	PSY 101 Intro. to Psychology	3cr.
BIO 103 Gen. Biology I/Lab	4cr.	BIO 150 Anatomy & Phys/Lab	4cr.
CHM 145/46 Inorganic Chem/Lab	4cr.	CHM 147/48 Des Inorg Chem/Lab	4cr.
	14		14

Year II
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
Perspective I/Core curriculum	3cr.	Perspectives I/Core curriculum	3cr.
PSY 224 or PSY 221 Development I: Childhood and Adolescence (Perspectives II) or any other psych course that is required	3cr.	Perspectives I/Core curriculum (Global)	3cr.
MTH 111 Applied Calculus or MTH 113 Calculus I	3cr.	Perspectives I/Core curriculum	3cr.
BIO 151 Anatomy & Phys II/Lab	4cr.	PHY 208/204L Gen. Physics II/Lab (PII/Core)	4cr.
PHY 207/203L Gen. Physics I/Lab	4cr.	Perspectives I/Core curriculum	3cr.
	17		16

Year III		back to top
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
PSY 323 Abnormal Psychology	3cr.	PTU 304 W Professional Issues I	4cr.
PSY 201 Statistics and Research Methods I	3cr.	PSY 321 Development II Middle Age and Aging	3cr.
RES 330/335 or PHL 211 Ethics(Perspectives II)	3cr.	PTR 202 W Statistics & Research Methods II	4cr.
PSY 222 Social Psychology or 334 Counseling and Psychotherapy	3cr.	Elective	3cr
Elective	3cr.
	15		14
Summer Session
PTR 518 Human Gross Anatomy	6cr.	PTR 524 Pat./Client Management I	4cr.
		PTR 520 Professional Issues I (Grad level) (DPT.AS students only; BS. DPT students already completed as PTU 304)	3cr.

Year IV
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
PTR 511/PTR 511AS Kinesiology	4cr.	PTR 514/OTR 514AS Exercise Science	2cr.
PTR 513/PTR 513AS Pathophysiology	3cr.	PTR 521/PTR 521AS Healthcare System	2cr.
PTR 512/PTR 512AS Neuroscience I	4cr.	PTR 525/PTR 525AS Pat./Client Management II	4cr.
PTR 523/PTR 523AS Soft Tissue Techniques	3cr.	PTR 516/PTR 516AS Applied Neuroscience	3cr.
PTR 515/PTR 515AS Evidence in Clinical Practice	1cr.	PTR 628/PTR 628AS Differential Diagnosis and Medical Imaging	3cr.
Note: Half of cohort will take PTR515/515AS during the fall semester; remainder will take during spring.		PTR 515/PTR 515AS Evidence in Clinical Practice	1 cr.
	14-15		14-15
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PTR 528 Clinical Experience I	6cr.

Year V
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
PTR 659 Neuromuscular Manangement I	4cr.	PTR 629 Muculosketal Management II (1st 7 weeks)	4cr.
PTR 626 Cardiopulmonary Management	3cr.	PTR 660 Neuromuscular Manaagement II (1st 7 week)	4cr.
PTR 627 Musculoskeletal Management I	4cr.	PTR 635 Clinical Education II (1st 7 weeks)	6cr.
PTR 522 Professional Issues II	2cr.	PTR 654 Research II	1cr.
PTR 650 Research I	2cr.
	15		15
Summer Session
PTR 630 Integumentary Management PTR 661 Research III PTR 712 Interaction of Disability & Environment	2cr. 2 cr. 2 cr.	PTR 636 Clinical Education III (2nd 6 weeks )	6cr.
Year VI
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
PTR 710 Business & Management for Physical Therapists	4cr.	PTR 721 Professional Issues III	3cr.
PTR 615 Health Promotion & Wellness	3cr.	PTR 726 Clinical Education V	6cr.
PTR 714 Prosthetics and Orthotics	2cr.	PTR 761 Reseaerch V	3cr.
PTR 760 Research IV	3cr.	PTR 728 Elective	1-3cr.
PTR 725 Clinical Education IV	2 cr
	14		13-15

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