Doctor of Physical Therapy

Curriculum

The Columbia University Doctor of Physical Therapy program invites you to explore our unique and innovative curriculum that is completed in 8 academic semesters, which includes clinical education experiences. Students are in class an average of 5 days per week to allow for assimilation and application of new knowledge and provide the time for student self-directed learning activities. 

Students can personalize their educational path through an advanced seminar, electives, and service and experiential learning.

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Program Strengths

  1. Student Body - Our classes are ethnically diverse, with students from numerous states and undergraduate and graduate institutions show a wide variety of individual and dual undergraduate and graduate majors. Students who take the research elective have presented at national meetings, have published with their faculty mentors, and have been nominated for scientific and research poster awards. See About Us: Who We Are.
  2. Faculty - The program faculty is both seasoned and contemporary, with an average of 11 years teaching at Columbia. They provide a deep, broad, and challenging education directly linked to their own pursuit of excellence and commitment to teaching. The faculty has been listed, first and foremost, on Year I, Year II, and Year III surveys as “knowledgeable professors who care about students’ learning experiences, their openness to effect change and the feeling of family that outweighs the difficulty of the curriculum.”
  3. Curriculum - Sequencing of courses around the seven domains of learning. Development of advanced topic courses, teaching and research practicums, and electives allowing students to take ownership of their own learning to meet their individualized goals in more focused areas of practice.
  4. Clinical Education Experiences - Breadth and depth of clinical affiliation sites, nationwide and abroad.
  5. Resources