UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by:  Stuart Binder-Macleod                                    phone number:  X8046

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  Revision of Doctor of Physical Therapy Curriculum

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term: 05F

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree: DPT

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: N/A________________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name: N/A_________________________________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration: N/A_______________________________

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:  N/A __________________________________________

                                   (Example:  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)            

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change: N/A________________________

                                                                        (Attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study: Doctor of Physical Therapy _____________________

                                 (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:______________________________________

 

 

List program changes for curriculum revisions:

1) In the current curriculum, PHYT 641, Rounds I; PHYT 642, Rounds II; PHYT 643, Rounds III and PHYT 644, Rounds IV are offered throughout the program.  Each course is assigned one credit and is repeated.  Our students are presently required to enroll for a total of ten credits. The faculty has determined that ten credits is excessive and propose to reduce this commitment to four credits. Now, each student will now only register for each of the four courses one time during the DPT curriculum.

 

2) Adding two new courses,  Introduction to Clinical Education (PHYT 830 – 1 credit) and Full-time clinical internship (PHYT 834- 3 credits), for a total of four credits

 

Overall, these changes will yield a net reduction in credits from 105 to 103 for the requirements for the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.

 

 

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum:

Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

1) Introduction to Clinical Education (PHYT 830)

2) Full-time clinical internship (PHYT 834)

 

 

 

Other affected units:

(List other departments affected by this new or revised curriculum.  Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

None

 

 

 

 

Rationale:

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program replaced the Master of Physical Therapy Program in 2002. We have now completed one cycle of the curriculum. As a natural occurrence of events, the curriculum has been routinely reviewed and some minor modifications have been identified. The resulting changes emanating from this review have been approved by the faculty. The net credit changes result in a decrease of two credits (from 105 to 103) for the DPT degree.

 

In the current curriculum, four courses (PHYT 641, Rounds I; PHYT 642, Rounds II; PHYT 643, Rounds III and PHYT 644, Rounds IV) are presented throughout the program for a total of ten credits. Each course is assigned one credit and is repeated. The faculty has determined that ten credits is excessive and propose to reduce this commitment to four credits. Now, each student will now only register for each of the four courses one time during the DPT curriculum.

 

A new course has been proposed entitled Introduction to Clinical Education (PHYT 830) for one credit. This course is designed to cover a number of topics necessary to prepare students for their clinical internships. Also, Federal and State Laws require that the competencies covered in this course be renewed annually. Students will enroll in the course in their first year, receive a continuing grade, demonstrate competency in the second year, and receive a grade. The topics suggested for this course include items such as Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Blood Borne Pathogens, Universal Precautions, HIPPA regulations, and related professional issues. In the current DPT curriculum the topics are spread out over a number of courses and it is difficult to monitor that each student has successfully completed all the required competencies.

 

A second new course submitted for approval is an additional full-time clinical internship (PHYT 834). This will be a three-credit course requiring students to attend a six-week, off-campus clinical experience in an outpatient clinical environment. The faculty determined that the students would benefit significantly from this added experience. Student feedback supports this notion. Further, our current clinical internship requirement (22 weeks) is well below the national DPT average of 30 weeks. We believe this may hurt the program in terms of future accreditation and student recruitment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program Requirements:  

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the present curriculum.)

Requirements For The Degree

            The DPT program requires 103 hours of graduate coursework.  These hours are in such areas as didactic instruction, experiential laboratories, research, clinical internships, or other equivalent academic experiences.  Full-time clinical internships comprised 12 credit hours of the curriculum and occurred at a variety of clinical facilities located primarily on the east coast.  The program is full-time and of two and one-half years duration, including all summer and winter sessions.  Part time matriculation is not typically permitted.

 

[Please Note:  I have highlighted the changes to the requirements.]

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson:  Stuart Binder-Macleod                                                                                Date 1/21/05

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 11/03/04   /khs