Physical Therapy
Degree Awarded
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Program Delivery
Full-time, on-site New Hampshire or Full-time, hybrid Arizona
Locations Available
Manchester, New Hampshire
Goodyear, Arizona
Franklin Pierce offers two full-time program formats, both fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. Launch your physical therapy career with our graduate-level program available at locations in New Hampshire (full-time, on-site) and Arizona (full-time, hybrid). Combine hands-on clinical experience with courses on theory, science, and practice. Help people in hospitals, care facilities, outpatient clinics, and other settings restore and maintain optimal physical function. The on-site New Hampshire program is a two-and-a-half-year offering with 38 weeks of clinical work with courses, lectures, and seminars (117 total credits) and small classes and early clinical experience. Our Hybrid program in Arizona, that launched in 2022, offers a two-year program format, blending online learning sessions and intensive, 3-5 day in-person labs at least twice each 12-week term and 30 weeks of clinical work. In both programs, accomplished faculty bring real-world experience and teach hands-on skills in state-of-the-art labs. The CAPTE-accredited DPT program will prepare you to work in hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, outpatient clinics, wellness and sports facilities, and private homes.
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PhysiCAL tHERAPY iNFORMATION SESSION
Our DPT Program Director, Associate Director of Enrollment, and students from both our Arizona and New Hampshire DPT programs will discuss admission requirements and share valuable tips for enhancing your PTCAS application.
Our next information session will be scheduled for sometime this Summer.
In the meantime, feel free to contact Admissions for more information.
Learn more about our accreditation
| CAPTE accreditation, awarded by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, signifies that a physical therapy or physical therapist assistant education program meets the quality standards set by the profession. It ensures that the program's curriculum and instruction are of high quality and that graduates are prepared to practice competently. |
What Do Physical Therapy Students Learn?
Over the course of the program, you’ll become an effective clinician equipped to evaluate evidence, provide compassionate care, and advance the physical therapy profession.
Review our curriculum plan below to learn how you’ll progress through the program.
View the Professional Behaviors for the 21st Century document.
Full-Time On-site New Hampshire
Intro to Professional Development and Patient Education (PTH506): 2 credits
Anatomy (PTH523): 6 credits
Kinesiology (PTH528): 6 credits
Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice I (PTH531): 2 credits
Physiology in Health and Disease (PTH504): 3 credits
Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice II (PTH532): 2 credits
Musculoskeletal System I—Upper Extremity (PTH537): 4 credits
Therapeutic Exercise and Soft Tissue Mobilization (PTH545): 3 credits
Physical Agents (PTH546): 1 credit
Research Methods in PT I (PTH550): 3 credits
Neuroanatomy (PTH508): 3 credits
Motor Control Across the Lifespan (PTH512): 4 credits
Integrated Clinical Experience I (part-time) (PTH517): 1 credit
Clinical Pharmacology (PTH524): 2 credits
Health Promotion and Wellness I (PTH529): 2 credits
Musculoskeletal System II—Low Extremities (PTH538): 4 credits
Health Promotion & Wellness II (PTH534): 1 credit
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy (PTH534): 3 credits
Musculoskeletal System III—Spine (PTH539): 5 credits
Fundamentals of Neuro Rehab (PTH540): 3 credits
Research Methods in PT II (PTH560): 2 credits
Imaging and Diagnostics (PTH630): 2 credits
Psychosocial Issues in Healthcare (PTH516): 3 credits
Integumentary System (PTH544): 2 credits
Clinical Experience II (full time, 8 weeks): 4 credits
Health Practice Management (PTH514): 3 credits
Integrated Clinical Experience II* (PTH527): 1 credit
Neurological Clinical Management (PTH543): 5 credits
Management of Patients with Multisystem Involvement (PTH623): 3 credits
Special Topics* (PTH628): 2 credits
Sports Injury Management and Prevention* (PTH630): 2 credits
Orthotics and Prosthetics (PTH646) 2 credits
Research Methods in Physical Therapy III (PTH650): 1 credit
Spanish for Healthcare* (LS465/565): 2 credits
* Must take two 2-credit electives during the didactic curriculum
Management of the Pediatric and Adolescent Patient (PTH511): 5 credits
Integrated Clinical Experience II* (PTH527): 1 credit
Professional Seminar (PTH610): 1 credit
Management of Patients with Multisystem Involvement II (PTH624): 4 credits
Special Topics* (PTH628): 2 credits
* Must take two 2-credit electives during the didactic curriculum
Clinical Internship I (full-time): 5 credits
Clinical Internship II (full-time): 5 credits
Clinical Internship II (full-time): 5 credits
Full-Time hybrid Arizona
Intro to Professional Development and Patient Education (PTH506): 1 Credits
Anatomy (PTH523): 5 Credits
Kinesiology (PTH528): 5 Credits
Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice I (PTH531): 2 Credits
Physiology in Health and Disease (PTH504): 3 credits
Integrated Clinical Experience (part-time) (PTH517): 1 Credit
Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice II (PTH532): 2 credits
Musculoskeletal System I—Upper Extremity (PTH537): 4 credits
Integumentary System (PTH544): 2 Credits
Therapeutic Exercise and Soft Tissue Mobilization (PTH545): 3 credits
Physical Agents (PTH546): 1 credit
Evidence-Based Practice - Research Methods in PT I (PTH550): 2 credits
Neuroanatomy (PTH508): 4 credits
CV & Pulm PT (PTH534): 3 Credits
Integrated Clinical Experience I (part-time) (PTH517): 0 credit
Musculoskeletal System II—Low Extremities (PTH538): 4 credits
Clinical Pharmacology (PTH524): 2 credits
Health Promotion and Wellness (PTH529): 2 credits
Evidence-Based Practice - Research II (PTH560): 2 Credits*
Psychosocial Issues in HC (PTH516): 3 Credits*
Musculoskeletal System III—Spine (PTH539): 4 credits
Imaging and Diagnostics (PTH620): 2 credits
Motor Control Across the Lifespan (PTH512): 4 credits
* On-line Course
Integrated Clinical Experience (PTH527a): 0 credits
Orthotics and Prosthetics (PTH646): 2 Credits
Neurologic Clinical Management (PTH543): 6 Credits
Evidence-Based Practice – Research III (PTH701): 2 Credits
Management of Patient with Multisystem Involvement I (PTH623): 3 Credits
Health Care Management (PTH514) 3 Credits*
* On-line Course
Integrated Clinical Experience (PTH 527b): 1
Manage of Pediatric/Adolescent Patient (PTH511): 4 Credits
Advanced Ortho Interventions (PTH635): 4 Credits
Manage of Patient with Multisystem Involvement II (PTH624): 4 Credits
Comprehensive Exam P/F (PTH690): 1 Credit
Professional Seminar (PTH610): 1 Credit*
* On-line Course
Licensure Exam Prep (PTH695): 1 Credits *
Clinical Internship (10 wks) (PTH701): 5 Credits
Clinical Internship (10 wks) (PTH702): 5 Credits
Clinical Internship (10 wks) (PTH703): 5 Credits
* On-line Course
student outcomes
Doctor of Physical Therapy Outcome Data for New Hampshire (PDF)
Doctor of Physical Therapy Outcome Data for Arizona (PDF)
What Makes Our Physical Therapy Program Different?
Franklin Pierce offers two full-time program formats, both fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
On-site program in New Hampshire:
- Two-and-a-half-year program
- On-site state of the art labs and simulation classroom
- On-site dry lab artifacts and Anatomy cadaver lab conducted at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Geisel School of Medicine
- 38 weeks of clinical work with courses, lectures, and seminars (117 total credits)
Hybrid program in Arizona:
- Two-year program format
- Blend of online learning sessions and intensive, 3-5 day in-person labs at least twice each 12-week term
- 30 weeks of clinical work
In both programs, accomplished faculty bring real-world experience and teach hands-on skills in state-of-the-art labs.
financial fact sheets
New Hampshire Financial Fact Sheet 2023-24 (PDF)
Arizona Financial Fact Sheet 2023-24 (PDF)
How Do I Get Into the DPT Program?
Most DPT students enroll after earning a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with at least a 3.0 GPA.
Admission requirements include prerequisite courses in the sciences and other fields, 40 hours of physical therapy observation or work. Future DPT students apply through the Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service—learn more about the application process.
Franklin Pierce undergraduates can receive special consideration for admission to the DPT program. See information about direct-entry programs on the admission requirements page.
Learn more about our in-person Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the Manchester, NH Academic Center
