• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Milestones

All students, whether entering from traditional or advanced PhD pathways, will complete the following milestones:

  • Annual review
  • Qualifying exam
  • Dissertation committee
  • Dissertation proposal
  • Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

Seminar
Students must enroll in the following course every semester until start of the dissertation phase of the program (the course is repeatable two times for 1 semester hour and four times for 0 semester hours): 2
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Rehabilitation Science
Rehabilitation Science and Human Movement
PT 7001Core Concepts in Rehabilitation Science and Research3
PT 7005Experimental Design and Applied Statistics4
PT 7020Technologies in Movement and Rehabilitation Science4

Electives

Complete 19 semester hours from the list below chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor.19
Some courses may require prerequisite coursework.
Biomedical Imaging
Systems, Signals, and Controls for Bioengineers
Design of Biomedical Instrumentation
Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor Control
Behavioral Concepts and Principles
Physical Activity and Exercise: Prescription, Measurement, and Testing
Healthcare Research
Biosensor and Human Behavior Measurement
Human Performance
Human Factors Engineering
Robot Mechanics and Control
Control Systems Engineering
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Advanced Control Engineering
Introduction to Epidemiology
Biostatistics in Public Health
Intermediate Epidemiology
Applied Regression Analysis
Advanced Methods in Biostatistics
Kinesiology
Neuroscience
Motor Control, Development, and Learning
Neurological Rehabilitation 1
Applications of Biomechanics in Human Function and Movement
Neurological Rehabilitation 2
Measurement and Analysis of Human Movement and Bioinstrumentation

Dissertation

Dissertation Term 1
Dissertation Term 2

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

32 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required


  • Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Milestones

Annual review
Qualifying exam
Dissertation committee
Dissertation proposal
Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

Based on a student’s background in their preceding master's degree, core coursework and total hours for the advanced entry program may vary. The graduate program director will consider the following program requirements when advising students on a plan of study.

Seminar
Students must enroll in the following course every semester until the start of the dissertation phase of the program:2
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Rehabilitation Science (Repeatable 2 times for 1 semester hour and 4 times for 0 semester hours)
Rehabilitation Science and Human Movement
PT 7001Core Concepts in Rehabilitation Science and Research3
PT 7005Experimental Design and Applied Statistics4
PT 7020Technologies in Movement and Rehabilitation Science4

Electives

Some courses may require a prerequisite course.
Biomedical Imaging
Systems, Signals, and Controls for Bioengineers
Design of Biomedical Instrumentation
Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor Control
Behavioral Concepts and Principles
Physical Activity and Exercise: Prescription, Measurement, and Testing
Healthcare Research
Biosensor and Human Behavior Measurement
Human Performance
Human Factors Engineering
Robot Mechanics and Control
Control Systems Engineering
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Advanced Control Engineering
Introduction to Epidemiology
Biostatistics in Public Health
Intermediate Epidemiology
Applied Regression Analysis
Advanced Methods in Biostatistics
Kinesiology
Neuroscience
Motor Control, Development, and Learning
Neurological Rehabilitation 1
Applications of Biomechanics in Human Function and Movement
Neurological Rehabilitation 2
Measurement and Analysis of Human Movement and Bioinstrumentation

Dissertation

Dissertation Term 1
Dissertation Term 2

GPA Requirement

A minimum 3.000 GPA required