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Kathy Dilks
Tel: 203-396-8259
dilksk@sacredheart.edu
Department Chair
Michael Emery, Ph.D.
Professor of Physical Therapy
Contact Department
7 Cambridge Drive
Trumbull, CT 06611
Tel: 203-365-4724
Fax: 203-365-4723
paviaj@sacredheart.edu
The Doctorate in Physical Therapy ProgramThe Doctorate program is a professional educational program leading to a clinical doctorate (Doctor of Physical Therapy or DPT) as the entry-level degree for professional practice. The program is three years in length, including 8-10 weeks of full-time clinical work in each of the summers between the first and second years.
3+3 Physical Therapy Program Option
This program offers qualified University undergraduates the opportunity to complete an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree in Physical Therapy within 6 years. The ability to take advantage of the “3+3” option (3 years of undergraduate course work and 3 years of graduate course work) is available only to students who choose undergraduate majors in Exercise Science, Psychology or Biology.
