Students who complete the three-year program will receive a bachelor of science degree in Health Sciences and a master of professional studies degree in Physical Therapy. The junior year begins in the summer semester, and the program of study includes three years of both classroom instruction and clinical work, which may include day, evening, and weekend classes. Students must attend full time. Thirty weeks of clinical education is interspersed throughout the program, including two summer clinical education sessions and a 16-week clinical affiliation in the final semester of the last year. Clinical affiliations are often assigned outside of the Syracuse area.
Graduates are eligible for licensure throughout the United States.
All accepted students are required to have C.P.R. and first aid certification prior to matriculation. This is to ensure students will have an in-depth understanding of their interest in the field. Students may arrange for volunteer work by contacting a local physical therapy department. A variety of volunteer experiences are encouraged. The mission of the physical therapy department is the education of students to become physical therapy professionals who are prepared to meet the current and future physical therapy needs of society.