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Ohio State’s Physical Therapy program began in 1955 with a handful of core courses, a few faculty and 11 students enrolled in either a one-year certification program or a four-year undergraduate degree program within the College of Arts and Sciences.
In 1966, the program became one of the first divisions in the newly established School of Allied Medical Professions. During that time, most courses were taught in Dodd Hall. In 1971, the PT program moved, along with the School, into its current home in Atwell Hall.
In 2001, the PT curriculum was redesigned and upgraded to a master’s degree program (MPT), offerng 39 classroom-based courses and 5 clinical affiliations, to yield a total of 118 credit hours.
In 2007, a new Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program was fully implemented to replace the MPT. The DPT requires 13 consecutive quarters of work, including 21 post-master’s credits in classroom and clinical coursework.
Today, Ohio State’s Physical Therapy division has a dozen faculty members, all with advanced degrees. Their clinically relevant research has resulted in over 31 publications and more than 25 research grants totaling $5 milllion between 2003 and 2005.
The program typically enrolls 40 students per year.
Historical Highlights
| 1955
Class size around 22 students.
Only a handful of faculty.
20 courses were required with 600 hours of clinical work required.
Tuition was $63 a quarter for Ohio residents; total cost for tuition, fees, books, and living expenses was estimated at $1,200 per year. |
2005
40 students enrolled in the MPT program. There are eight faculty with doctoral degrees and 12 faculty members who are licensed physical therapists. The student-faculty ratio is 3:1.
44 courses at the graduate level,1,120 hours of clinical work and participation in community service. Ten quarters are required to complete a degree.
Tuition, fees, books and insurance cost nearly $14,000 per year for Ohio residents. With living expenses, students can expect to spend $16,000 to $18,000 per year during their degree program. |
| 1965
Class size more than doubled to 45 students.
The program was the third largest in the United States.
Most classes were taught in Dodd Hall. |
Nearly $5 million in grant funding was generated by faculty in the past two years. OSU PT graduates routinely receive among the highest scores on the national boards. |
| 1966
PT became one of the first divisions within the newly established School of Allied Medical Professions. |
More than 2,500 alumni have graduated from the Physical Therapy Program in 50 years, and graduates work in all 50 states and in many foreign countries. 1,600 of them practice in Ohio. |
| 1971
The PT division moved with the School to its present location in Atwell Hall.
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2007
Doctoral degree program (DPT) is offered to supplant the master's program. | |
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