School of Physical Therapy

The mission of the Physical Therapy Program is to graduate skilled and knowledgeable practitioners who are independent in their assessment of clients and collaborative with the health care team. Our program is designed to provide high school and college graduates with a thorough and efficient path to a Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy. The program consists of a three-year pre-professional phase, followed by a three-year professional phase leading to a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. Individuals who have a bachelor's degree and have met all the course pre-requisites enter directly into the three-year professional phase.

PT Faculty Commitment

Our faculty is comprised of expert clinicians and doctorally-prepared researchers who are committed to cultivating a positive learning environment, to providing quality learning experiences consistent with current and innovative professional practices, and to advancing the physical therapy profession through scholarly inquiry, clinical practice, and engaged leadership.

Balanced Approach to Learning

The DPT program balances academic study with clinical experience, placing a high degree of responsibility on students for assessing and making decisions about their own education. Academic faculty commit to integrating foundational science courses with clinical content and skills, clinical decision making skills, and functional outcomes. Clinical faculty assume primary responsibility for ensuring clinical competencies through hands-on learning experiences and the evaluation of the learner's performance. Learners assume responsibility for monitoring and communication their professional competencies according to their academic level, their acquisition of clinical learning experiences and skills, and their pursuit of individual goals.

PT Program Goals for Graduates

The DPT program graduates generalist practitioners who practice physical therapy with high ethical and legal standards. Graduates are expected to:

• Interact with clients, patients, family, colleagues, health care team members and the community with respect, caring, compassion, sensitivity to difference, and strong communication skills
• Approach the patient management process, ambiguous health care situations, and complex problems with critical and reflective thinking
• Pursue life-long learning through continuing education, specialization, and/or advanced study
• Serve as role models and leaders to advance health, wellness and prevention
• Act as leaders in professional activities that promote the advancement of the profession of physical therapy
  
  

Consider What the Husson PT Program Has to Offer

Your choice of a physical therapy program is extremely important in determining your growth as a person and developing your expertise as a Physical Therapist. At Husson, you will find:

• Affordable tuition
• Faculty expertise, experience and qualifications
• 1:12 faculty to student ratio
• Dedication to small class sizes
• Individual attention from faculty members
• State-of-the-art facilities & equipment including a dedicated gross anatomy lab
• Kenduskeag Institute's Human Performance Lab, a premier scientific research facility
• Opportunities for advanced electives
• DPT plus a BS in Kinesiology in only 6 years 
• Guaranteed progression into the DPT program by maintaining a Husson undergraduate 3.3 GPA 
• 83% DPT graduation rate for 2010-2012 graduating classes
• 88% first-time licensing examination pass rate for the DPT program for 2010-2012 graduating classes
• 98% ultimate licensing examination pass rate for the DPT program for 2010-2012 graduating classes
• 100% employment of graduates as PTs within six months of passing the licensure examination, 2000-2012
  
  

PT Accreditation

The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in the School of Health is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). Information about CAPTE and the accreditation process is available through the American Physical Therapy Association website at www.apta.org/capte. CAPTE can also be contacted at 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone is 703.706.3245.

For more information

Name	Phone and Email	Address
Cecile Ferguson Administrative Assistant	207.941.7101(o) 207.941.7883(f) fergusonc@husson.edu	328 Commons School of Physical Therapy Husson University 1 College Circle Bangor, ME 04401

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