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At a Glance
Update your clinical knowledge and skills through this one-year long post-professional master’s degree.
Become immersed in all the resources of the best physical therapy program in the nation. Learn at the hands of faculty who are leaders in the field and graduate ready to become an agent of change in your own practice and gain the latest evidence-based knowledge and have the opportunity for advanced clinical rounds and investigation.
Application
Start Term
Fall term (August)
Application Opens
August 1, 2025
Application Closes
May 1, 2026
Commitment
and Credits
Duration
1 year
(3 terms, including 1 summer term)
Commitment
Credits
33
Degree
Type of Degree
- This is a post-professional degree.
- This program is designed for the practicing professional who has already earned an entry-level degree in physical therapy.
Format(s)
Estimated
Program
Costs
Program Outcomes
This program is designed to provide advanced clinical skills and knowledge to practicing physical therapists. Students will update their clinical skills using evidence-based principles in clinical decision-making.
Average Class Size
12-15
Certification
and Licensure
As an internationally trained physiotherapist with a first-professional degree from their home country, students will need to have their professional credentials evaluated if they plan to apply for licensure in the U.S. New international graduates are expected to have the same number of academic credits and have learned the same content as a U.S. Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate when credentials are evaluated for equivalency. The coursework in this program, while not directly qualifying graduates for licensure, will apply towards the total number of credits needed to meet the criteria to take the licensure examination. The licensure process is run by various agencies and is not associated with any University setting.
If students are interested in licensure in the U.S., the program encourages students to begin the process early as it can take months to have academic credentials reviewed. The program recommends that students consult others from their home countries who have recently had their credentials evaluated for additional insight. The University of Pittsburgh offers reasonably priced College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests which can also supplement your academic credits for licensure.
