Physical Therapy – Arizona College of Health Sciences
Degree: Doctor of Physical Therapy
Location:
19555 North 59th Avenue
Glendale, Arizona 85308
Phone: 623.572.3200
Email: admissaz@midwestern.edu
Website: https://www.midwestern.edu/programs-and-admission/az-physical-therapy.html
Financial Aid
Phone: 623.572.3321
Email: az_fin_aid@midwestern.edu
Director of Financial Aid: Gina Wesolowski
Average Yearly Tuition: $34,035
Additional Fee: $600
Length of Course: 36 months, full-time
Admission Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- GPA of 3.0
- Completion of all prerequisite courses with grades of C or better
- Present GRE General Test Scores using university code 7600
- Pass criminal background check
- Applicants must complete a minimum of 60 hours of observation in a physical therapy department. 10 hours must be in hospital care and the remaining 50 hours may be distributed to other facilities.
Prerequisite Courses:
- Biology w/ lab
- Vertebrate Anatomy w/ lab
- Physiology
- General Chemistry w/ lab
- General Physics w/ lab
- College Algebra or above
- Statistics that include inferential statistics
- English, must include at least one composition course.
- Social & Behavioral Sciences including at least one psychology course
Curriculum:
- Foundations of Rehabilitation
- Health Professionalism & Educational Principles
- Human Anatomy & Embryology
- Musculoskeletal Pathology
- Physical Therapy Evaluation
- Kinesiology/Biomechanics I, II
- Human Physiology I, II
- Interdisciplinary Healthcare I, II, III
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation I, II, III
- Acute Care Rehabilitation
- Evidence-Based Practice I, II, III
- Biopsychosocial Issues
- Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation I, II, III
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
- Clinical Competency Assessment I, II
- Physical Agents
- Full Time Clinical Experience
- Clinical Conditions and Differential Screening
- Pediatric Rehabilitation
- Physical Therapy Roles and Professional Issues
- Management & Reimbursement in Health Care Systems
- Advanced Educational Principles for Physical Therapists
- Integumentary Rehabilitation
- Geriatric Rehabilitation
- Research Elective I, II
- Health Promotion & Wellness in Physical Therapy
- Administration in Health Care Systems
- Clinical Decision Making in Complex Cases
- Physical Therapy Management of Special Populations
- Prosthetics/Orthotics
- Clinical Internship 1 & 2