Michigan Technological University students interested in pursuing a career in physical therapy can do just that with the addition of a new partnership with
Central Michigan University to offer a doctorate of physical therapy program.
The program extends possibilities for students in the exercise science program, and also meets a need for physical therapists in the Upper Peninsula.
"This partnership between CMU and Michigan Tech provides an innovative learning environment for physical therapy," says Jason Carter, chair of Michigan Tech's kinesiology and integrative physiology program. "In 2006, Michigan Tech launched its Exercise Science degree, and we now have over 90 undergraduate students enrolled in that degree. A large percentage of those students aspire to pursue a doctorate in physical therapy, but also want to stay in the Upper Peninsula; this new degree program will help them do both."
Students in the doctoral program will take classes at both Tech and CMU, with distance learning education as a main part of the program, and clinical education experiences taking place in the U.P.
The first students can enroll in summer 2013, with the first class starting in June 2014, once the program's accreditation is reviewed.
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Jason Carter, Michigan Technological University
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