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Master of Physical Therapy and Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy (MPT-DPT) Graduate Program
Master of Physical Therapy (MPT)*
Individuals must possess a baccalaureate degree and complete all prerequisite requirements prior to beginning the professional program. Following successful completion of the professional curriculum, the student receives the M.P.T. degree. Completion of a postgraduate internship is required to be eligible to seek a license to practice Physical Therapy in the state of California.
The Master of Physical Therapy program is a two-year full-time course of study that prepares students for entry-level practice in a variety of clinical settings. Student who have completed a bachelor's degree and all of the pre-admission and pre-professional requirements may apply for acceptance into the two-year program.
Students who have completed only the pre-admission requirements may apply for admission into a three-year program. During the first year they will complete the remaining pre-professional requirements and then proceed with the professional requirements during the last two years. Students must have completed all of the pre-admission requirements no later than the fall semester of the year prior to which they intend to begin study in order to be eligible to apply.
Joint Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program (DPT)
On behalf of the Department of Physical Therapy, we are pleased to announce that Fresno State received approval for the joint DPT program with UCSF effective Fall 2007. With the implementation of this joint DPT program, students will complete 2 years of study in the professional (MPT) program, sit for the National Licensing Examination and then continue in the Post-professional joint clinical DPT Program (9 months). While studying in the DPT, it is possible for students to work part-time. It is the intent of the Department to offer only a 3 year entry-level DPT by 2010.
For admissions information to the MPT-DPT entry-level Graduate Program, click here.
- The Department of Physical Therapy is currently accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) for the MPT program through 2016, however the new standard of education for entry-level practice is the DPT. Therefore, at Fresno State it is recommended that students complete both the MPT-DPT graduate program. It is the intent of the program to become a 3 year entry-level DPT program accredited by CAPTE by 2010.