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Dual Degree MSAT/DPT Track I

Course	Title	Credits
Summer Year 1
AT 501	Risk Management and Emergency Care for Athletes	3
AT 511	Advanced AT Techniques	1
AT 521	Functional Human Anatomy I	2
AT 523	Therapeutic Exercise I	1
AT 531	Pathology/Evaluation of Athletic Injury I	3
AT 552	Therapeutic Modalities	3
	Subtotal Hours	13
Fall Year 1
PT 603	Gross Human Anatomy I	4
PT 607	Examination and Intervention	4
PT 623	Histophysiological Aspects of Movement I	3
PT 643	Evidence-Based Practice: Introduction to Research Design	3
PT 653	Professional Issues I	3
	Pre-Clinical Screening
PT 761	Clinical Conference I	1
AT 591	Clinical Field Experience 1 for Dual Degree MSAT/DPT	2
	Subtotal Hours	20
Spring Year 1
PT 604	Gross Human Anatomy II	4
PT 610	Musculoskeletal System I	3
PT 624	Histophysiological Aspects of Movement II	3
PT 656	Integrated Clinical Experience I	1
PT 672	Functional Neuroanatomy	3
PT 685	Psychosocial Aspects of PT Practice I	2
PT 694	Medical Fundamentals	1
AT 592	Clinical Field Experience II for Dual Degree MSAT/DPT	2
	Subtotal Hours	19
Summer Year 2
AT 624	Therapeutic Exercise II	2
AT 631	Pathology Evaluation of Athletic Injury II	3
AT 643	Advanced Rehabilitation of Athletic Injury	3
AT 699	Casting and Bracing in Athletic Training	2
	Subtotal Hours	10
Fall Year 2
PT 709	Musculoskeletal System II	3
PT 721	Pathology	3
PT 751	Integrated Clinical Experience II	1
PT 762	Clinical Conference II	1
PT 771	Adult Neurotherapeutics	4
PT 781	Gait Analysis and Biomechanics	3
PT 796	Evidence Based Practice I	1
AT 571	Sports Nutrition	3
AT 593	Clinical Field Experience III for Dual Degree MSAT/DPT	2
	Subtotal Hours	21
Spring Year 2
PT 703	Pediatric Physical Therapy	4
PT 710	Musculoskeletal System III	4
PT 734	Professional Issues II for Dual Degree DPT/MSAT	1
PT 752	Integrated Clinical Experience III	1
PT 797	Evidence Based Practice II	1
PT 890	Advanced Medical Fundamentals for Dual Degree DPT/MSAT	3
AT 533	Clinical Medicine	3
AT 594	Clinical Field Experience IV for Dual Degree DPT/MSAT	2
	Subtotal Hours	19
Summer Year 3
PT 753	Clinical Internship I	3
	Subtotal Hours	3
Fall Year 3
PT 744	Prosthetics and Orthotics	2
PT 821	Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy	3
PT 831	Professional Issues III	2
PT 861	Clinical Conference III	1
PT 881	Advanced Topics	1
AT 504	Psychosocial Intervention/Referral in AT	3
PT 893	Evidence Based Practice III	2
	Subtotal Hours	14
Spring Year 3
PT 832	Establishing a Physical Therapy Practice/Direct Access	3
AT 691	AT Clinical Field experience V for Dual Degree DPT/MSAT	6
AT 711	Theories and Practice of Conditioning Athletes	3
PT 856	Culminating Clinical Experience	3
	Subtotal Hours	15
Summer Year 4
PT 856	Culminating Clinical Experience	3
	Subtotal Hours	3
Fall Year 4
AT 692	Clinical Field Experience VI for Dual Degree DPT/MSAT	4
AT 670	Healthcare Administration	2
AT 774	Senior Seminar	1
	Subtotal Hours	7
	Total Hours	144

Dual Degree MSAT/DPT Track II

Course	Title	Credits
Summer, Year 1
AT 501	Risk Management and Emergency Care for Athletes	3
AT 511	Advanced AT Techniques	1
AT 521	Functional Human Anatomy I	2
AT 523	Therapeutic Exercise I	1
AT 531	Pathology/Evaluation of Athletic Injury I	3
AT 552	Therapeutic Modalities	3
	Subtotal Hours	13
Fall, Year 1
AT 504	Psychological Intervention/Referral in Athletic Training	3
AT 562	Imaging in Athletic Training	1
AT 571	Sports Nutrition	3
AT 581	Clinical Field Experience I	4
AT 505	Evidence-Based Practice in Athletic Training	1
	Subtotal Hours	12
Spring, Year 1
AT 533	Clinical Medicine	3
AT 653	Ethics/Professionalism in Athletic Training	2
AT 582	Clinical Field Experience II	4
AT 621	Functional Human Anatomy II	3
	Subtotal Hours	12
Summer, Year 2
AT 624	Therapeutic Exercise II	2
AT 631	Pathology Evaluation of Athletic Injury II	3
AT 643	Advanced Rehabilitation of Athletic Injury	3
AT 699	Casting and Bracing in Athletic Training	2
	Subtotal Hours	10
Fall, Year 2
PT 603	Gross Human Anatomy I	4
PT 607	Examination and Intervention	4
PT 623	Histophysiological Aspects of Movement I	3
PT 643	Evidence-Based Practice: Introduction Research Design	3
PT 653	Professional Issues I	3
	Pre-Clinical Screening
PT 761	Clinical Conference	1
	Subtotal Hours	18
Spring, Year 2
PT 604	Gross Human Anatomy II	4
PT 610	Musculoskeletal System I	3
PT 624	Histophysiological Aspects of Movement II	3
PT 656	Integrated Clinical Experience I	1
PT 672	Functional Neuroanatomy	3
PT 694	Medical Foundations	1
PT 685	Psychosocial Aspects of PT Practice I	2
	Subtotal Hours	17
Fall, Year 3
PT 709	Musculoskeletal System II	3
PT 721	Pathology	3
PT 751	Integrated Clinical Experience II	1
PT 762	Clinical Conference II	1
PT 771	Adult Neurotherapeutics	4
PT 796	Evidence Based Practice I	1
PT 781	Gait Analysis and Biomechanics	3
AT 593	Clinical Field Experience III for Dual Degree MSAT/DPT	2
	Subtotal Hours	18
Spring, Year 3
PT 703	Pediatric Physical Therapy	4
PT 710	Musculoskeletal System III	4
PT 734	Professional Issues II for Dual Degree MSAT/DPT	1
PT 752	Integrated Clinical Experience III	1
PT 797	Evidence Based Practice II	1
PT 890	Advanced Medical Fundamentals for Dual Degree MSAT/DPT	3
PT 594	Clinical Field Experience IV for Dual Degree MSAT/DPT	2
	Subtotal Hours	16
Summer, Year 4
PT 753	Clinical Internshipo	3
	Subtotal Hours	3
Fall, Year 4
PT 744	Prosthetics and Orthotics	2
PT 821	Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy	3
PT 831	Professional Issues III	2
PT 861	Clinical Conference III	1
PT 881	Advanced Topics	1
PT 893	Evidence Based Practice III	2
AT 670	Healthcare Administration	2
	Subtotal Hours	13
Spring, Year 4
PT 832	Establishing a Physical Therapy Practice/Direct Access	3
AT 691	AT Clinical Field Experience for Dual Degree MSAT/DPT	6
AT 711	Theories and Practice of Conditioning Athletes	3
AT 774	Senior Seminar	1
	Subtotal Hours	13
Summer, Year 5
PT 856	Culminating Clinical Experience	3
	Subtotal Hours	3
	Total Hours	148

The Dual Degree program involves formal admittance into the DPT and MSAT programs. Additional admission requirements beyond the formal acceptance into each program are listed below:

1. No more than five Dual Degree DPT/MSAT students are admitted annually due to availability of clinical affiliation sites for this program.
2. Applicants must submit a typed letter with the application to the DPT and MSAT programs stating a request for being admitted into the Dual Degree program.
3. Applicants who wish to pursue the Dual Degree program, who have been formally admitted into the DPT and MSAT programs, are ranked on a competitive basis using the admissions criteria established for the DPT and MSAT programs. Admission into the Dual Degree DPT/MSAT program is granted to the top five applicants.

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