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The Physical Therapy Program of the School of Medicine (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine) and Rollins collaborate in offering a dual degree program awarding the master of public health and doctor of physical therapy degrees. The DPT degree is a professional doctorate in physical therapy.
The DPT/MPH program is four years in length consisting of 144 semester credit hours. Students spend their first two years in the DPT program, developing a strong foundation in the basic and clinical science, with an emphasis on movement and movement dysfunction. In their third academic year, students focus on the MPH degree, enrolling at Rollins.
The DPT program requires nine semesters of training including courses and clinical rotations. Departments and academic programs participating in the DPT/MPH dual degree program are behavioral sciences and health education, epidemiology, global health, global epidemiology, and health policy and management.
All post-secondary education will include a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, as well as post-baccalaureate degrees and other coursework not undertaken for a degree.
If you are an international applicant, you may need to submit TOEFL scores.