Our Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

IMPORTANT Announcement: Starting in 2016, the TTUHSC DPT Program will ONLY accept applications through the PTCAS system.

The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program is a three year entry-level professional program. Graduates of the TTUHSC DPT Program are qualified to apply for State Licensure and sit for the National Physical Therapy Licensure Examination (NPTE). 

Mission

The mission of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is to educate students to be autonomous, evidence-based practitioners who improve the health of people through the application of their clinical skills, collaboration with other health care professionals, and are committed to life-long learning and community service.

Vision

The Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center will be nationally recognized for excellence in education, scholarship and service to the community and physical therapy profession. Please use the following link to view the DPT Program Strategic Plan.

The DPT program is offered on three campuses: Lubbock, Amarillo and Odessa. The physical facilities at the three campuses include modern, high tech teaching and laboratory equipment designed to facilitate an optimal learning environment.  

The TTUHSC DPT Program was ranked as the #1 DPT Program in the United States for three consecutive years (2016-2018) based largely on student satisfaction surveys by www.graduateprograms.com.

Consistent with the TTUHSC Mission and School of Health Professions (SHP) Mission, faculty of the DPT program are committed to teaching, research, and service. The Center for Rehabilitation Research, within the School of Health Professions, consists of four clinical research laboratories (Clinical Biomechanics, Clinical Postural Control, Clinical Musculoskeletal, and Clinical Anatomy). This center serves as one of many resources for faculty to productively pursue scholarship.

For more information or answers to questions directly related to the DPT program or curriculum, please view the DPT FAQS under Program Resources. If you have further questions, please e-mail the program director, kerry.gilbert@ttuhsc.edu.

Attention:  The TTUHSC DPT Program Prerequisites, Application Requirements, and Application deadlines have changed; for more information and Admissions Requirements.

The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314: telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 806-743-4525 or email kerry.gilbert@ttuhsc.edu.

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The commission should be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support the institution's significant non-compliance with a requirement standard.

A member of the Texas Tech University System, TTUHSC has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges as a separate institution from Texas Tech University since 2004. TTUHSC received its reaffirmation of accreditation from SACSCOC in 2009. The next reaffirmation is scheduled for 2019