DPT 1- Summer Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPPT 8100 - Professional Development |
1 hour |
| HPPT 8203 - Functional Anatomy |
2 hours |
| HPPT 8500 - Gross Anatomy |
5 hours |
| Total Hours |
8 hours |
Note: All students attend the first summer session at the Lubbock campus.
DPT 1- Fall Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPPT 8201 - History and Systems Screening |
2 hours |
| HPPT 8205 - Evidence-Based Practice 1 |
2 hours |
| HPPT 8209 - Clinical Applied Physiology |
2 hours |
| HPPT 8301 - Foundational Skills and Assessment |
3 hours |
| HPPT 8303 - Biomechanics |
3 hours |
| HPPT 8407 - Pathophysiology |
4 hours |
| Total Hours |
16 hours |
DPT 1- Spring Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPPT 8212 - Pharmacology |
2 hours |
| HPPT 8216 - Physical Agents and Modalities |
2 hours |
| HPPT 8310 - Therapeutic Exercise |
3 hours |
| HPPT 8314 - Inpatient/Integumentary Physical Therapist Practice |
3 hours |
| HPPT 8318 - Neuroscience |
3 hours |
| HPPT 8414 - Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapist Practice |
4 hours |
| Total Hours |
17 hours |
DPT 2- Summer Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPPT 8120 - Communication and Clinical Education |
1 hour |
| HPPT 8123 - Clinical Reasoning 1 |
1 hour |
| HPPT 8228 - Motor Control |
2 hours |
| HPPT 8222 - Clinical Experience I (4 weeks) |
2 hours |
| Total Hours |
6 hours |
DPT 2- Fall Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPPT 8231 - Diagnostic Imaging |
2 hours |
| HPPT 8329 - Human Development |
3 hours |
| HPPT 8425 - Musculoskeletal Physical Therapist Practice I |
4 hours |
| HPPT 8521 - Neuromuscular Physical Therapist Practice |
5 hours |
| Total Hours |
14 hours |
DPT 2- Spring Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPPT 8114 - Evidence-Based Practice 2 |
1 hour |
| HPPT 8226 - Orthotics and Prosthetics |
2 hours |
| HPPT 8327 - Health Care and Business Management |
3 hours |
| HPPT 8422 - Pediatric Physical Therapist Practice |
4 hours |
| HPPT 8426 - Musculoskeletal Physical Therapist Practice II |
4 hours |
| Total Hours |
14 hours |
DPT 3- Summer Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPPT 8142 - Assistive and Adaptive Technology |
1 hour |
| HPPT 8224 - Clinical Reasoning 2 |
2 hours |
| HPPT 8240 - Differential Diagnosis |
2 hours |
| HPPT 8246 - Advanced Topics in Physical Therapy |
2 hours |
| Total Hours |
7 hours |
DPT 3- Fall Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPPT 8144 - Professional Project |
1 hour |
| HPPT 8453 - Clinical Experience 2 (8 weeks) |
4 hours |
| HPPT 8455 - Clinical Experience 3 (8 weeks) |
4 hours |
| Total Hours |
9 hours |
DPT 3- Spring Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPPT 8160 - Graduate Seminar |
1 hour |
| HPPT 8456 - Clinical Experience 4 (8 weeks) |
4 hours |
| HPPT 8458 - Clinical Experience 5 (8 weeks) |
4 hours |
| Total Hours |
9 hours |
Combined Total Hours
| |
Credit Hours |
| CURRICULUM TOTAL |
100 HOURS |
Note: For detailed course descriptions please see the School of Health Professions Catalog
Additional Note: During professional studies, students are required to adhere to all program policies
and academic and behavioral guidelines as stated in the TTUHSC Student Affairs Handbook- Code of Professional and Academic Conduct and the DRS Student Handbook. Expenses incurred on/for clinical rotations (such as, but not limited to: housing,
transportation, immunizations and criminal background check) are the responsibility
of the student.
