Physical Therapy Programs
At the University of St. Augustine, you’ll take an immersive approach to perfecting your expertise in Physical Therapy. Here, you’ll master technology and techniques, with an unfaltering commitment to treating patients as people.
The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is proud to be the largest physical therapy school in the United States. With five campuses offering physical therapist degree programs and three start dates per year, we confer the most degrees of any graduate PT school in the country. Based on total DPT degrees conferred, as reported by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data is captured by IPEDS through interrelated surveys conducted annually by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
As a physical therapist, you will become an expert in the movement of the human body. You can help people reduce pain levels, regain freedom of motion after an injury, and live to their fullest potential. A DPT degree opens doors to a career working with people across the lifespan and in a wide range of settings. Physical therapy is a well-paid profession that is growing fast. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Physical Therapists, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physical-therapists.htm (visited May 12, 2021)
Nationally recognized for our leadership in physical therapy education, USAHS has the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree program to fit your career goals and working life—whether you are new to the field or a longtime practitioner. Each of our PT programs includes three trimesters of supervised clinical experience.
The DPT is the entry-level degree in physical therapy. It prepares you for clinical practice with a wide range of patients and in varied settings. It also prepares you for advanced roles in research and practice leadership.
Gain the expertise and clinical hours you need to specialize in orthopaedics. Featuring 160 hours of one-on-one mentorship and 1,500 patient treatment hours, the Residency combines online coursework with in-person seminars and skills labs on our St. Augustine campus.
A level beyond our Residency program, the Fellowship prepares you to sit for your Manual Therapy Certification exam through USAHS’ Continuing Professional Education program. The Fellowship also features 160 hours of one-on-one mentorship, plus 850 patient treatment hours.
If you earned your PT degree and license to practice in a location outside the United States, USAHS offers a comprehensive catalog of courses focused on competencies often required by the FCCPT.
If you want a weekday class schedule and an on-campus student experience, choose the Residential option. Didactic courses are blended, while lab sessions occur face-to-face during the week.
Blended didactic courses plus face-to-face lab sessions on campus. The Residential DPT requires a full-time commitment over eight trimesters.
Lives near campus and attends school during the week
If you are working, have other obligations, or live a distance from campus, the Flex option was designed with you in mind. With Flex, students meet on campus for clinical labs over select weekends each month.
Our online coursework plus on-campus clinical labs held on select weekends. The Flex DPT requires a full-time commitment over 12 trimesters.
Lives near campus or travels to campus on weekends
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