Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Within the program, you'll be required to participate in 36 weeks of full-time clinical experience. During this time, you will be assigned to one of two scenarios, each 24 credit hours, to fulfill your full-time clinical experiences requirement.

• Scenario 1: Three 12-week full-time clinical experiences across the fall and spring semesters of your third year.
• Scenario 2: Four 9-week full-time clinical experiences across the fall and spring semesters of your third year

International Clinical Experience

You can also choose an international clinical experience option. Those who elect to pursue an international clinical experience will enroll in PTRS 924 Specialized Clinical Experience as an elective 2-6 credit hour course. You will enroll during the semester you participate in the international clinical experience. The number of credit hours (2-6) for the course is clinic-specific.

The total number of credit hours for the full-time clinical experience requirement (24) will remain the same for those completing an international clinical experience; however, the total hours of either PTRS 920 Full-time Clinical Experience I, PTRS 921 Full-time Clinical Experience II, or PTRS 922 Full-time Clinical Experience III will be decreased the semester of the international clinical experience by the number of credit hours the student enrolls in for PTRS 924.