Post-professional DPT
Elevate Your Physical Therapy Career
Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy (PPDPT)
Our online post-professional Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) is a 30-credit-hour program is for licensed, practicing physical therapists who desire lifelong learning, engagement, and leadership in their field.
- You can start in any semester, and most classes can be taken in any order.
- Program length based on transfer credits (may be eligible to transfer up to 10 hrs).
- You’ll learn with and from physical therapy clinicians from around the country.
Post-Professional DPT + MBA Dual Degree
Beyond our traditional Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy (PPDPT) degree program, we proudly offer a dual degree program which combines our PPDPT with the Master of Business Administration (MBA). The PPDPT + MBA is designed for licensed occupational therapy professionals seeking entrepreneurial endeavors and who strive to maximize their impact either through leadership in healthcare organizations or higher education. You will graduate from the PPDPT + MBA dual degree with advanced marketability and excel in the management of complex healthcare business operations. Students have two options for pursuing this dual degree:
- Track 1: Students will take the MBA and PPDPT portions simultaneously
- Track 2: Students will complete the PPDPT curriculum, followed by the General MBA track curriculum
- Track 3: Students will complete the General MBA track curriculum, followed by the PPDPT curriculum
Program Details
- 100% online format
- 30 credit hours
- Transfer in up to 10 qualifying credit hours
- Online classes and lectures (18 credit hours)
- Capstone (2 credit hours)
- 10 students per cohort
- Rolling admissions
Learn about our admission requirements.
Rich, Diverse Online Learning
Spalding’s post-professional DPT program provides a rich, diverse online learning community. You’ll work with and engage in shared learning with other physical therapists who practice in a variety of settings all over the country. Our faculty have decades of clinical practice and are certified in a variety of specialties, including pediatrics and geriatrics. They use innovative teaching and learning strategies to meet the diverse needs of students they teach.
Sign up to learn more about our program.
The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) does not apply to post-professional physical therapy programs.
Accreditation
Effective October 25, 2022 the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Spalding University has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 502-873-4449 or email physicaltherapy@spalding.edu.
Candidate for Accreditation is an accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program may matriculate students in technical/professional courses. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status does not assure that the program will be granted Initial Accreditation.
Candidacy is considered to be an accredited status, as such the credits and degree earned from a program with Candidacy status are considered, by CAPTE, to be from an accredited program. Therefore, students in the charter (first) class should be eligible to take the licensure exam even if CAPTE withholds accreditation at the end of the candidacy period. That said, it is up to each state licensing agency, not CAPTE, to determine who is eligible for licensure. Information on licensing requirements should be directed to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT; www.fsbpt.org) or specific state boards (a list of state boards and contact information is available on FSBPT’s website.
Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Statement
Spalding University is an equal-opportunity educational institution. The University does not discriminate against otherwise qualified individuals on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability.
(Reference https://catalog.spalding.edu/?id=1085)