Post-professional DPT Curriculum
Fall Semester 1 — 30 credit hours
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| DPT 731 | Diagnostics and Pharmacology I | 1 |
| DPT 832 | Diagnostics and Pharmacology II | 2 |
| DPT 833 | Diagnostics and Pharmacology III | 2 |
| DPT 834 | Diagnostics and Pharmacology IV | 2 |
| DPT 851 | Critical Inquiry I | 2 |
| DPT 852 | Critical Inquiry II | 2 |
| DPT 953 | Critical Inquiry III | 3 |
| DPT 992 | Teaching and Learning in Physical Therapy | 2 |
| DPT 993 | Special Topics in Physical Therapy | 2 |
| DPT 994 | Capstone in Physical Therapy Practice | 2 |
| Required Elective DPT Courses* | 10 | |
*Students may fulfill this degree requirement at Spalding University or request the transfer of up to 10 credits of previous graduate-level physical therapy coursework to fulfill the elective courses requirement; transfer credits are approved by the DPT Program Director. VI. Program Sheet(s) Updates If the proposed change will affect the Program Sheet(s), submit an updated version as a separate document and write “See the attached updated program sheet.” If not, write “N/A” here. See attached revised program sheet.
Post-Professional DPT + MBA Dual Degree
Students enrolled in the Post-Professional + MBA dual degree program will follow the Professional MBA concentration. Visit the Master of Business Administration Curriculum page for the Professional MBA curriculum information. The course sequence for MBA classes will depend on when the student starts the MBA portion of the dual degree.
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)