Overview

What you will learn

The Entry-Level Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of the Incarnate Word uses a problem-based learning (PBL) approach, which places the student in a position of active responsibility for learning and mastering content.

Students work in small groups with close faculty guidance and engage and solve problems in the form of clinical patient cases of growing complexity. Rather than listening to a lecture on a given topic (teacher-centered learning), students are presented with a patient case which typically integrates previously learned information with a great deal of new content.

The group must come to consensus about the knowledge needed in order to manage the patient case. They do this by developing “learning issues” or topics which represent questions about the case.

On an individual basis, students then research the topics by using textbooks, review articles, peer-reviewed research and electronic data bases. Our students become skillful at searching databases, critically reviewing the evidence and synthesizing information from a variety of sources.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Physical Therapy Reasoning
Patient/Client Management
Professional Topics
Professional Critical Self-Reflection
Professional Practice Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 29 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-06-07 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

104 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Kinesiology View 90 other PhDs in Kinesiology in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

150 _(verbal)

150 _{(quantitative)}

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelors Degree - Applicants must have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited Institution with a minimum of 120 credit hours and have all the prerequisite courses completed prior to orientation. Students who have not completed one semester of Medical Terminology will be required to take a six-week online course.
Academic Excellence - The recommended minimum GPA is a 3.0 overall GPA and a 2.9 prerequisite GPA. Applicants must earn a C or higher in all prerequisite courses.
Strong Test Scores - GRE score of 150 for each component is strongly recommended.
Strong References - Three letters of recommendation, with at least one letter from a licensed physical therapist, are required.
Observation Hours - 50 hours of observation in at least two different physical therapy settings that focus on different physical therapy specialties are recommended. (Example: neuromuscular, orthopedic, pediatric, geriatric, sports, etc.)
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Tuition Fee

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International

14945 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14945 USD per year during 29 months.
National

14945 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14945 USD per year during 29 months.
In-State

14945 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14945 USD per year during 29 months.

Living costs for San Antonio

972 - 1507 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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