Doctor of Physical Therapy

Welcome to the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program at The University of Toledo. We are proud to introduce you to our long-standing tradition of excellence in Physical Therapy Education.

The Ohio Physical Therapy Association (OPTA) named UToledo’s Student Physical Therapy Organization (SPTO) winner for 2022-2023 Program of the Year Challenge. In 2020, SPTO also won program of the year, please read UToledo News Story for accomplishments.

PROGRAM ACCREDITATION STATUS 

• On March 3, 1983 the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) granted Accreditation to the Physical Therapy Program at the Medical University of Ohio. In 2002, the entry-level master’s program was granted Accreditation. In 2014, The UToledo Physical Therapy Program received a full Accreditation status. The accreditation cycle extends through June 2025.  

The UToledo Health Science Campus provides students with the benefit of the sophisticated physical and intellectual resources of an academic health science center, such as an acute care hospital, a CARF accredited in-patient rehabilitation center, a comprehensive out-patient rehabilitation center, advanced simulation technologies, and clinicians and scientists who are engaged in health-related research and advanced patient care.

The 8 semester, 95 credit hour DPT Program is located on the Main Campus of The University of Toledo. The program utilizes comprehensive facilities located on the Main and the Health Science campuses that are located in close proximity to each other.