Physical Therapy
Degree Awarded
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Program Delivery
Full-time, on-site New Hampshire or Full-time, hybrid Arizona
Locations Available
Manchester, New Hampshire
Goodyear, Arizona
Franklin 欧博体育 offers two full-time program formats, both fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. Launch your physical therapy career with our graduate-level program available at locations in New Hampshire (full-time, on-site) and Arizona (full-time, hybrid). Combine hands-on clinical experience with courses on theory, science, and practice. Help people in hospitals, care facilities, outpatient clinics, and other settings restore and maintain optimal physical function. The on-site New Hampshire program is a two-and-a-half-year offering with 38 weeks of clinical work with courses, lectures, and seminars (117 total credits) and small classes and early clinical experience. Our Hybrid program in Arizona, that launched in 2022, offers a two-year program format, blending online learning sessions and intensive, 3-5 day in-person labs at least twice each 12-week term and 30 weeks of clinical work. In both programs, accomplished faculty bring real-world experience and teach hands-on skills in state-of-the-art labs. The CAPTE-accredited DPT program will prepare you to work in hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, outpatient clinics, wellness and sports facilities, and private homes.
PhysiCAL tHERAPY iNFORMATION SESSION
Our DPT Program Director, Associate Director of Enrollment, and students from both our Arizona and New Hampshire DPT programs will discuss admission requirements and share valuable tips for enhancing your PTCAS application.
Our next information session will be scheduled for sometime this Summer.
In the meantime, feel free to contact Admissions for more information.
Learn more about our accreditation
| CAPTE accreditation, awarded by the , signifies that a physical therapy or physical therapist assistant education program meets the quality standards set by the profession. It ensures that the program's curriculum and instruction are of high quality and that graduates are prepared to practice competently. |
What Do Physical Therapy Students Learn?
Over the course of the program, you鈥檒l become an effective clinician equipped to evaluate evidence, provide compassionate care, and advance the physical therapy profession.
Review our curriculum plan below to learn how you鈥檒l progress through the program.
View the Professional Behaviors for the 21st Century document.
Full-Time On-site New Hampshire
Intro to Professional Development and Patient Education (PTH506): 2 credits
Anatomy (PTH523): 6 credits
Kinesiology (PTH528): 6 credits
Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice I (PTH531): 2 credits
Physiology in Health and Disease (PTH504): 3 credits
Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice II (PTH532): 2 credits
Musculoskeletal System I鈥擴pper Extremity (PTH537): 4 credits
Therapeutic Exercise and Soft Tissue Mobilization (PTH545): 3 credits
Physical Agents (PTH546): 1 credit
Research Methods in PT I (PTH550): 3 credits
Neuroanatomy (PTH508): 3 credits
Motor Control Across the Lifespan (PTH512): 4 credits
Integrated Clinical Experience I (part-time) (PTH517): 1 credit
Clinical Pharmacology (PTH524): 2 credits
Health Promotion and Wellness I (PTH529): 2 credits
Musculoskeletal System II鈥擫ow Extremities (PTH538): 4 credits
Health Promotion & Wellness II (PTH534): 1 credit
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy (PTH534): 3 credits
Musculoskeletal System III鈥擲pine (PTH539): 5 credits
Fundamentals of Neuro Rehab (PTH540): 3 credits
Research Methods in PT II (PTH560): 2 credits
Imaging and Diagnostics (PTH630): 2 credits
Psychosocial Issues in Healthcare (PTH516): 3 credits
Integumentary System (PTH544): 2 credits
Clinical Experience II (full time, 8 weeks): 4 credits
Health Practice Management (PTH514): 3 credits
Integrated Clinical Experience II* (PTH527): 1 credit
Neurological Clinical Management (PTH543): 5 credits
Management of Patients with Multisystem Involvement (PTH623): 3 credits
Special Topics* (PTH628): 2 credits
Sports Injury Management and Prevention* (PTH630): 2 credits
Orthotics and Prosthetics (PTH646) 2 credits
Research Methods in Physical Therapy III (PTH650): 1 credit
Spanish for Healthcare* (LS465/565): 2 credits
* Must take two 2-credit electives during the didactic curriculum
Management of the Pediatric and Adolescent Patient (PTH511): 5 credits
Integrated Clinical Experience II* (PTH527): 1 credit
Professional Seminar (PTH610): 1 credit
Management of Patients with Multisystem Involvement II (PTH624): 4 credits
Special Topics* (PTH628): 2 credits
* Must take two 2-credit electives during the didactic curriculum
Clinical Internship I (full-time): 5 credits
Clinical Internship II (full-time): 5 credits