Two Options for Your Physical Therapy Future
Physical therapy (PT) is consistently rated among the top growing professions, with physical therapists serving a dynamic role in healthcare. Clarkson has offered a graduate degree in physical therapy for nearly 20 years.
Undergraduate students at Clarkson who want to pursue a career in physical therapy have two options for reaching their professional goals.
Option 1: Direct Entry Physical Therapy 4 Plus 3 BS/DPT Program
One application. Two healthcare degrees. Our direct entry healthcare program streamlines your path to becoming a physical therapy professional.
Students complete four years of undergraduate study at Clarkson for a BS degree, then directly enter our Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. There’s no second application, as long as all the requirements and academic criteria have been met. Students who enter the direct entry program also have access to courses and experiences in the pre-physical therapy advising track.
All students accepted into the direct entry physical therapy program will be eligible to receive a $20,000 CU Health Sciences Undergraduate Scholarship and a $20,000 Presidential Scholarship at the graduate level.
Learn more about Clarkson’s Direct Entry Programs
Option 2: Pre-Physical Therapy Advising Track
As part of our pre-health sciences advising tracks, the pre-physical therapy advising track provides students with many advantages that help them reach their educational and career goals, without committing to a graduate program.
The pre-physical therapy advising track includes access to:
- healthcare internship and co-op experiences
- relevant minors, such as medicine and healthcare
- special Pre-Physical Therapy courses
- personalized attention through a pre-health adviser and physical therapy adviser
- healthcare-related student clubs and organizations, such as the Physical Therapy Club
- hands-on medical research opportunities
- state-of-the-art facilities such as our cadaver lab