Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (BSPT) is a four-year degree program (three-year academic instruction and one-year clinical internship program).
Physical therapy is a profession concerned with the prevention of disability and restoration of function accompanying disease, injury, or loss of a body part. Physical therapy includes the art and science of evaluation and treatment using therapeutic exercises, heat, cold, light, water, manual manipulation, electricity, and other physical agents to care for individuals whose ability to function is impaired or threatened by a disease or an injury.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates of the BSPT program may perform different roles and practice in a wide range of settings. These roles include the following:
● Clinician
● Educator
● Manager
● Researcher
● Advocate of professional practice
● Organizer of community-based rehabilitation program