University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 2012 – 2013 Student ...

Transitional Doctor of Physical TherapyEffective January 2002, any DPT student that enters the program and has already achievedcertification status will be awarded three (3) credits for the DPT course corresponding with thecertification received. There is one condition to meet in order to receive these credits: thecertification student must be in good standing by regularly complying with the professionaldevelopment requirements as outlined in the certification policies.Exception: University of St. Augustine graduates of the MScPT and MHSc programs thatreceived certification credit within the Master’s program cannot receive these credits in the DPTProgram.• Completing And Passing Certification:Preparation/Certification is a six-day process entailing a review and update of all of the coursesleading to the Certification and is conducted two (2) to three (3) times a year at the Floridacampus. The review will consist of five to six hours of class work a day with additional time forself-directed practice with colleagues. Several of the seminar instructors will take part in thereview and examination process.Students will be graded on each of the three (3) components (written, oral and practical) as eitherpass, questionable or fail.As a rule, approximately 50% of those who attend pass everything on their first try. Theremaining students generally pass on their first retake. Retake written exams are conductednationwide, or at St. Augustine seminar sites. Advance arrangements are made with the Directorof Continuing Professional Education, Lori Hankins. Specific retake information will be sent tothose needing to schedule these examinations.Note: Sports Physical Therapy and Primary Care Certification examinations are only offered at thefirst certification of the year (usually January or February).CERTIFICATION TRACKSPlease see below the certification tracks offered through the transitional DPT Program. Students mayfollow a certification track but certification is not required for completion of the program.Manual Therapy CertificationFoundations of Clinical Orthopaedics (pure online)*Introduction to Spinal Eval. & ManipulationExtremity Evaluation and ManipulationMyofascial ManipulationAdvanced Lumbar and Thoracic SpineAdvanced Cervical SpineFunctional Analysis: Lumbo-Pelvic and HipExtremity IntegrationPreparation/Certification in Manual TherapyTotal MTC Track3 credits3 credits2 credits2 credits2 credits2 credits2 credits2 credits3 credits21 creditsManual Therapy Certification:Starting points for certification track are: E-1, S-1 or MF-1 seminar completion. Once you take S-1, youmay take S-2, S-3 and S-4 in whatever order you like.FCO may be taken at any time.E-1 is a pre-requisite for E-2.* FCO is not required for certification, but is recommended.University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 166