DPT/PhD Joint Degree Program

The DPT/PhD joint degree program integrates the professional DPT degree in Physical Therapy with the Ph.D. degree in Rehabilitation Science and clinical work experience. It is designed to offer outstanding non-clinician applicants the opportunity to pursue both degrees simultaneously. This accelerated program is intended to prepare highly motivated individuals for leadership positions in research and academia. Suitably qualified students wishing to take advantage of this option must declare their desire to be considered for the joint degree during the admission process. Students accepted into the program must fulfil the requirements of each of the two degrees to receive both degrees. Credit hours obtained in the professional DPT degree program cannot be transferred as graduate credit hours toward the requirements for the Ph.D. degree, although satisfactory performance in some of the Ph.D. courses may be recognized and credited when formulating the curriculum of the student in the professional DPT program. It is expected that the equivalent of 5 - 6 years of full-time study will be needed to fulfil the requirements for both degrees.

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