HappyGrace Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) Dd is thinking of physical therapy as a possible career choice, so I was looking into it and I see that as of 2017 everyone will need the DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy degree). Does that mean you have to get a Master's first (which I saw was 2 1/2 yrs) and THEN the DPT, which is three yrs? Or does the DPT supercede the Master's-in other words, you finish your bachelor's and go straight into the DPT? Because if it is 5 1/2 yrs after the bachelor's, that is just way too much schooling (almost as much as a doctor!) for that type of career and she would prbly not want to do that. Thanks! ETA: from my lame googling, it looks like you just need the bachelor's and then the DPT? Edited March 11, 2012 by HappyGrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarymelon Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 The DPT supercedes the masters; you only get the DPT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Just a Bachelor's and then an entry level DPT. No MSPT needed in this case. I have been a therapist for so long that I practice with my Bachelor's and a second Bachelor's in PT. One of my dear friends who is older than me *gasp* has his BS and then just a Certificate of PT education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Is landing a spot in a physical therapy programs still so difficult? I was a science major at a university with a nationally recognized PT program, so the students trying to get a coveted spot were in all my classes. Talk about competitive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialClassical Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Is landing a spot in a physical therapy programs still so difficult? I was a science major at a university with a nationally recognized PT program, so the students trying to get a coveted spot were in all my classes. Talk about competitive! My daughter applied to a physical therapy assistant program and that was very competitive! From conversations with our PT, the PT programs are as well and becoming a PTA first is helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Yes, I was reading how you didn't need all this certification before!!! Looking at these programs, it sounds like a job I would have loved to do; I wish I would have known about it to pursue it back then. So when/how would you pursue a PTA, if that is helpful to get into the DPT programs? Is that something you can do during your bachelor's work? (She wouldn't want to take a lot of time out to separately pursue the PTA.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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