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STUDENT

HANDBOOK

2022-2023 Academic Year

Note:

Information in this document is subject to change

Table of Contents

PART III: POLICIES & PROCEDURES ................................................................................................... 30

COMMUNICATION ....................................................................................................................................... 36

SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................................................ 38

SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................................... 42

Bloodborne Pathogens and Infection Control Procedures ............................................................ 42

Waste Management ........................................................................................................................ 42

Fire Safety & Evacuation ............................................................................................................... 43

Public

Safety

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Safety Escort Program ................................................................................................................... 43

Theft Prevention Programs ............................................................................................................ 43

Campus Emergency Text Message System ..................................................................................... 44

ENROLLMENT ............................................................................................................................................... 48

PART IV: ACADEMIC STANDARDS & SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS ...................... 52

PART V: CORE VALUES, PROFESSIONALISM & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS ................................ 64

PART VI: ACADEMIC & DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS & CODE OF CONDUCT ..................... 73

PART VII: CLASS OFFICERS, PROGRAM & APTA AWARDS, APTA STUDENT MEMBERSHIP,

NATIONAL LICENSING EXAM ............................................................................................................... 82

PART IX:

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1. Receipt of Student Handbook

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Instructor of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine

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6. Specialized Areas of Clinical Practice (Including Advanced Seminars & Electives)

4. Career marketability: ability to tailor learning experiences that supports the individual’s interest

Medical Screening I, II and III

Kinesiology & Biomechanics I, II

2. Clinical Sciences: These courses provide practical learning experiences that build on the scientific

foundations. Students acquire skills to examine, evaluate, and prepare a plan of care for individuals. Students

develop the knowledge necessary for understanding, presenting a rationale for, and applying intervention

strategies. Critical decision-making and evidence-based practice principles are integrated throughout these

3. Critical Exploration: These courses are designed to develop skills necessary for evidence-based practice and

4. Professional Leadership and Practice: These courses are designed to educate students in the multiple

dimensions of professional practice. The physical therapist's professional roles as a clinician, administrator,

therapeutic communication, and teaching-learning principles are covered.

Specific Courses:

Yoga

7. Clinical Education: These courses provide opportunities in direct patient care, teaching, and administration

under a licensed physical therapist's supervision. Students integrate clinical skills developed in the curriculum

experiences by providing a thorough understanding of roles and responsibilities, including integration into a

licensed clinician's workplace and expectations. Integrated Clinical Experiences (ICE), in conjunction with

the clinical science courses, integrate academic information and clinical skills and precede the First and

Intermediate Clinical Education Experiences.

Specific Courses:

mentor. For students wanting a more intensive research experience, the Research Practicum is offered by

applying for and being selected to work with a faculty member on an ongoing research project.

The DPT’s educational content is conceptually organized around seven curricular components; Scientific

Foundations, Clinical Sciences, Critical Exploration, Professional Leadership and Practice, Health Care

components were designed to progress from simple knowledge to complex integration and application,

involving critical thinking and clinical decision-making. Course objectives illustrate a hierarchy of

learning within each academic semester and throughout the curriculum. The instruction methods include

growth process. The students continue to acquire competency and familiarity with their new professional

The remaining curricular components are integrated throughout the three years of full-time study as