Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

The Hanover College DPT program is an accelerated two-year hybrid education model that combines online learning, onsite lab immersions, and integrated clinical education experiences.

The DPT program is designed for qualified individuals who wish to further their academic studies in the field of physical therapy. The program specifically targets traditional and nontraditional students with the demonstrated potential to navigate the academic rigors of an accelerated, hybrid model DPT curriculum.

Learn more at www.hanover.edu/dpt.

Hanover College DPT Program Overview

Online: 50%

Students can expect to dedicate 42-54 hours per week to coursework. Coursework includes face-to-face live class sessions (synchronous) and independent learning activities students complete on their own time (asynchronous). This unique evidence-based curriculum is based on high-quality, engaging coursework developed by Hanover College DPT faculty, with threads of service, innovation, interprofessional education, and telehealth, woven throughout to prepare students for the future of physical therapy practice.

In Person: 20%

During year one, students will attend eight (8) in-person lab immersions at Hanover College and/or Hanover College - South Campus located in Jeffersonville, Indiana. A unique feature available to students on Hanover's campus is our state-of-the-art anatomy laboratory in the Hanover College Science Center. Through a multi-modal approach for hands-on, active learning, students will experience full body dissection, spaces for review of prosected body parts, and other areas for student engagement via human cadavers, technology via 3D printed models, clay models, and media enhanced virtual anatomy.

Clinical Education: 30%

During year two, students will participate in three Clinical Education rotations (31 total weeks). Our academic faculty values the essential partnerships with clinical educational faculty in creating quality clinical education experiences. Integrated clinical education experiences during our lab immersions are concurrent with didactic course work. Clinical internships, in a variety of practice settings with exposure to patients across the lifespan, follow the completion of the didactic coursework and occur during the fourth through the sixth semesters of the program.

Early Admit Program

The Hanover College Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Admit Program allows high school seniors to apply for conditional acceptance to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. Successful applicants will have a guaranteed seat pending maintenance of all undergraduate requirements and earning a bachelor's degree from Hanover College. Through the Early Admit Program, Hanover College students can bypass some of the traditional requirements, like applying and interviewing at multiple schools.

Learn more at https://dptprogram.hanover.edu/admission-overview/early-admit-program/.

Accreditation

The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Hanover College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 812-647-6085 or email dpt@hanover.edu.