At USAHS, you’ll be prepared to become a best-in class practitioner and professional dedicated to transforming lives.
YOUR FUTURE IS OUR PRIORITY
Our student-FIRST philosophy ensures you'll receive the most up-to-date learning experience to fully prepare you to be a confident and successful PT and provide the best patient care now and in the future.
LEARN IN A BLENDED ENVIRONMENT
Get the best of both worlds with convenient online courses plus in-person skills development through engaging hands-on labs featuring state-of-the-art simulation equipment.
UNPARALLELED FACULTY NETWORK
Our expert faculty practitioners are committed to creating and innovating our curriculum to prepare best-in-class practitioners who are clinically and technologically confident and culturally competent and ready to lead and shape the profession’s future.
SCHOLARSHIPS
AVAILABLE
USAHS offers scholarships to recognize and reward outstanding academic achievement and reward personal accomplishments.
OUR DPT DEGREE STANDS APART
DOCTOR OF
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Prepare to treat a wide range of patients with this entry-level degree. We offer two styles of on-campus learning for our DPT: Residential and Flex. In our Residential DPT, you will participate in blended didactic courses and face-to-face labs on weekdays. Or, if you work during the week, have family obligations, or live a distance from campus, you can earn your physical therapy degree in a slightly longer, more manageable timeframe through online coursework and in-person weekend labs with our Flex DPT.
Save time earning your degree in our Residential DPT, or get the flexibility your schedule demands with our Flex DPT.
RESIDENTIAL DPT
Campuses: San Marcos, CA | St. Augustine, FL | Miami, FL | Austin, TX | Dallas, TX
Format: Blended with online and in-person coursework + immersive hands-on weekday labs
Start Dates: Sept., Jan., May1
Duration: 2.3 years (7 trimesters)2
Credit Hours: 110
Where Should I Live?: In or near the campus city
FLEX DPT
Campuses: San Marcos, CA | St. Augustine, FL | Austin, TX
Format: Online coursework + immersive hands-on labs on select weekends
Start Dates: Vary by campus
Duration: 3 years (9 trimesters)2
Credit Hours: 110
Where Should I Live?: Almost anywhere in the U.S.; requires travel to campus on select weekends
Follow your passion and earn your graduate degree in physical therapy.
Master leading-edge physical therapy strategies.
Gain the expertise you need to build a rewarding career.
HANDS-ON LEARNING
Learn in our simulation labs, with the latest equipment and leading ed-tech tools in interprofessional and collaborative settings. You'll participate in real-world clinical settings at our PT pro bono clinics, and during your clinical placement experience.
PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE
Experience with state-of-the-art technology will prepare you to become technologically confident and prepared to provide the best care to your patients.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN PT
Network with fellow PTs, alumni and faculty, participate in professional conferences and become involved in advocacy initiatives helping to shape the future of PT.
Dedicated solely to graduate health sciences education.
The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) is a graduate institution that offers degree programs in nursing, health administration, physical therapy, occupational therapy, education and speech-language pathology, as well as continuing education programs.
Founded in 1979, USAHS has locations in San Marcos, California; St. Augustine, Florida; Miami, Florida; Austin, Texas; and Dallas, Texas. USAHS also offers dynamic online programs that leverage the healthcare technologies of the future.
USAHS is regionally accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), 1080 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 500, Alameda, CA 94501, (510) 748-9001, www.wscuc.org.
San Marcos, CA | St. Augustine, FL | Miami, FL | Austin, TX | Dallas, TX
Start your journey toward a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree today!
1 The Dallas campus only offers a Sept. start date each year.
2 Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress, credits transferred, and other factors.
The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia, 22305-3085, telephone: 703-706-3245, email: [email protected], website: www.capteonline.org accredits the Doctor of Physical Therapy and the Doctor of Physical Therapy Flex at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on a campus-by-campus basis.
The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) programs at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in San Marcos, California; St. Augustine and Miami, Florida; and Austin and Dallas, Texas, and the DPT Flex programs in San Marcos, California; St. Augustine, Florida; and Austin, Texas, are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245, email: [email protected]; or website: http://www.capteonline.org. The Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy, Clinical Orthopaedic Residency, and Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship programs are not subject to accreditation by CAPTE. If needing to contact the San Marcos programs directly, please call Dr. Jim Mathews at 760-410-5316 or email [email protected]. If needing to contact the St. Augustine or Miami programs directly, please call Dr. Beth Ennis at 904-770-3645 or email [email protected]. If needing to contact the Austin programs directly, please call Dr. Gabriel Somarriba at 786-725-4003 or email [email protected]. If needing to contact the Dallas program directly, please call Dr. Thomas P. Werner at 469-498-5740 or email [email protected].
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