About CSU DPT Degree Programs
The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) post-baccalaureate degree is conferred upon successful completion of a three-year doctoral-level professional (entry-level) education program. Graduates become licensed physical therapists after successfully passing a national licensure examination and meeting state requirements for practice.
Five new DPT programs have received final WASC and CSU Chancellor's Office approvals, and plan to begin instruction as early as summer or fall 2012.
- CSU Fresno (fall 2012)
- CSU Long Beach (summer 2012)
- CSU Northridge (fall 2012)
- CSU Sacramento (fall 2012)
- San Diego State (fall 2012)
- San Francisco State University (An established program, offered jointly with the University of California, San Francisco)
