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• but many currently practicing PTs hold a Master of Physical Therapy degree and some hold a Bachelor's degree.
• Currently, most Physical Therapist education curricula in the United States culminate in a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree,
• WCPT recommends physical therapist entry-level educational programs be based on university or university-level studies, of a minimum of four years, independently validated and accredited as being at a standard that accords graduates full statutory and professional recognition.
• innovation and variation in program delivery and in entry-level qualifications, including first university degrees (Bachelors/Baccalaureate/Licensed or equivalent), Masters and Doctorate entry qualifications.
• any program should deliver a curriculum that will enable physical therapists to attain the knowledge, skills, and attributes described in these guidelines.
• Professional education prepares physical therapists to be autonomous practitioners, that may work in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
• • APTA ~ American Physical Therapy Association
• As of 2011, APTA reports that 222 out of 227 entry-level professional degree programs accredited in the United States are at the doctoral level.
• CAPTE, as of 2012 there are 25,660 students currently enrolled in 210 accredited PT programs in the United States.^[
• Curricula for the Physical Therapist professional degree include:
• Screening to determine when patients/clients need further examination or consultation by a physicaltherapist or referral to another health care professional.
• Examination: Examine patients/clients by obtaining a history from them and from other sources. Examine patients/clients by performing systems reviews. Examine patients/clients by selecting and administering culturally appropriate and age related tests and measures. Tests and measures include, but are not limited to, those that assess: a. Aerobic Capacity/Endurance, b. Anthropometric Characteristics, c. Arousal, Attention, and Cognition, d. Assistive and Adaptive Devices, e. Circulation (Arterial, Venous, Lymphatic), f. Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Integrity, g. Environmental, Home, and Work (Job/School/Play) Barriers, h. Ergonomics and Body Mechanics, i. Gait, Locomotion, and Balance, j. Integumentary Integrity, k. Joint Integrity and Mobility, l. Motor Function (Motor Control and Motor Learning), m. Muscle Performance (including Strength, Power, and Endurance), n. Neuromotor Development and Sensory Integration, o. Orthotic, Protective, and Supportive Devices, p. Pain, q. Posture, r. Prosthetic Requirements, s. Range of Motion (including Muscle Length), t. Reflex Integrity, u. Self-Care and Home Management (including activities of daily living [ADL] and instrumental activities of daily living [IADL]), v. Sensory Integrity, w. Ventilation and Respiration/Gas Exchange, x. Work (Job/School/Play), Community, and Leisure Integration or Reintegration (including IADL)
• Evaluation: Evaluate data from the examination (history, systems review, and tests and measures) to make clinical judgments regarding patients/clients.
• Diagnosis: Determine a diagnosis that guides future patient/client management.
• Prognosis: Determine patient/client prognoses.
• Plan of Care: Collaborate with patients/clients, family members, payers, other professionals, and other individuals to determine a plan of care that is acceptable, realistic, culturally competent, and patient-centered.
• Intervention:Provide physical therapy interventions to achieve patient/client goals and outcomes. Interventions include: a. Therapeutic Exercise, b. Functional Training in Self-Care and Home Management, c. Functional Training in Work (Job/School/Play), Community, and Leisure Integration or Reintegration, d. Manual Therapy Techniques (including Mobilization/Manipulation Thrust and Nonthrust Techniques), e. Prescription, Application, and, as Appropriate, Fabrication of Devices and Equipment, f. Airway Clearance Techniques, g. Integumentary Repair and Protection Techniques, h. Electrotherapeutic Modalities,
• Provide effective culturally competent instruction to patients/clients and others to achieve goals and outcomes.
• • Prevention, Health Promotion, Fitness, and Wellness: Provide culturally competent physical therapy services for prevention, health promotion, fitness, and wellness to individuals, groups, and communities. Apply principles of prevention to defined population groups.
   
• • Students completing a Doctor of Physical Therapy program are also required to successfully complete clinical internships prior to graduation.
   
   

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• • Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Degree 
   
  • Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) or Master of Science in Physical Therapy (MSPT) Degree 
• Bachelor's Degree Required? Most physical therapist education programs require applicants to earn a bachelor's degree prior to admission into the professional DPT/MPT program. Other programs offer a 3+3 curricular format in which 3 years of specific pre-professional (undergraduate/pre-PT) courses must be taken before the student can advance into a 3-year professional PT program.

• Tuition and Fees

   

  The annual tuition and fee rates for DPT programs in 2011 were as follows:

   
   
  • Public: $15,831  
   
  • Private: $30,672 

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• New Jersey, Galloway The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Doctor of Physical Therapy http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=73&pageID=267

• Stockton offers programs leading to the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree. One program is the professional DPT designed to prepare our students to become physical therapists. We invite high school and college undergraduate applicants and applicants who already hold a baccalaureate degree to apply to the program. Our DPT Program is three (3) years.
• Prerequisites
• B

  iology- One year of general biology with labs
• Chemistry- One year of chemistry with labs
• Physics- One year of physics with labs
• Anatomy/Physiology- One year of anatomy and physiology (A&P I and A&P II) with labs
• *Students applying to meet the fall admission deadline may have no more than 2 prerequisite courses to be completed in the following spring semester. Admission to the DPT Program will be contingent on successful completion of these courses no later than the end of the spring semester.

• In addition to completion of the above prerequisite courses, applicants must have:

   
   
  • an overall GPA of at least 3.0 or above (based on a 4.0 scale);
   
  • completed a minimum of 64 credit hours of undergraduate education at an accredited college or university at the time of application. 
   
  • a minimum of 80 hours of physical therapy field experience;
   
  • completed the SAT or GRE and have official scores mailed directly to PTCAS or Stockton's Graduate Admissions Office.
• DPT Curriculum Worksheet- 104 credits
• Year 1- Fall Semester  Year 1- Spring Semester     BIOL 4230 Neuroscience  BIOL 4150 Advanced Physiology    BIOL 4231 Neuroscience Lab  Statistics    PHTH 5010 Human Gross Anatomy  PHTH 5001 Kinesiology/Primary Physical Therapy Exam Techniques    PHTH 5020 Pathology
• PHTH 6610 Physical Therapy Management    Summer Session- 10 weeks full-time off-campus  PHTH 5805 Pre-Clinical Experience I    PHTH 5810 Clinical Experience I
• Year 3- Fall Semester  Year 3- Spring Semester    PHTH 6500 Neuromuscular PT I  PHTH 6810 Clinical Experience II
    (10 weeks full-time off-campus)    PHTH 6510 Neuromuscular PT II  Last 6 weeks of semester on-campus    PHTH 6520 Cardiopulmonary PT  PHTH 6530 Other Systems in PT    PHTH 6805 Pre-Clinical Experience II  PHTH 6650 Issues in Health Care
• PHTH 6640 Education Practicum       PHTH 6660 Health & Wellness Practicum    Summer Session- 10 weeks full-time off-campus  PHTH 6620 Research III    PHTH 6820 Clinical Experience III  PHTH 6815 Pre-Clinical Experience III
• The Post-Professional (transitional) Program (tDPT)
   Stockton also offers a post-professional (transitional) DPT program that is designed to prepare licensed physical therapists to be contemporary physical therapists who use an evidenced-based approach to meet the current and future physical therapy needs of the patient/client and profession. The mission of the program is to augment the professional education of licensed physical therapists to achieve a standard education for the doctoring profession of physical therapy. The transitional (tDPT) is primarily an online program.

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