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Physical Therapy (M.PT.)

Implemented in 1980, NIU's Physical Therapy Program is dedicated to educating individuals who can function as inquiring, well-rounded, entry-level therapists capable of providing optimum care in a sophisticated and changing health care environment. The Program, which is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE):

• Focuses on enhancing the student's problem-solving skills, using evidence based practice, and fostering positive attitudes toward professional involvement and continuing education
• Exposes students to a broad range of part-time and full-time clinical experiences with clinical specialists in the PT laboratory and at various health care facilities throughout the Illinois and the surrounding states.
• Accepts any student into the pre-physical therapy program who is accepted into NIU and expresses an interest in physical therapy
• Includes the professional program which is a three-year limited enrollment program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and a Master of Physical Therapy.