The transitional D.P.T. program is designed for practicing physical therapists already holding a bachelors or masters degree who wish to enhance their skills and professional status. The length of each student's plan of study depends upon their current level of education, experience, and skills as defined by the American Physical Therapy Association's "Normative Model of Physical Therapist Professional Education, Version 2000" and an evaluation using an extensive portfolio. All curriculum plans of study include pharmacology, radiology, evidence-based practice, wellness, and gender healthcare. Programs are also available for non-U.S. trained physical therapists seeking the D.P.T. or initial licensure.

Established in 1892 by the founder of osteopathy, Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O., A.T. Still University began as the nation’s first college of osteopathic medicine and has evolved into a leading university of health sciences. Today we offer more than 20 master’s degrees across allied health disciplines, doctorates in health education, physical therapy, and audiology; the doctor of dental medicine (D.M.D.); and the doctor of osteopathy (D.O.).
For more than 115 years, ATSU’s reputation for academic excellence has positioned us at the forefront of healthcare education. Our students and faculty are part of a distinguished heritage of humanistic healthcare. The whole-person approach begins with a belief in body-mind-spirit interactions and continues with an understanding of how these dimensions can be treated holistically. Our programs integrate the principles of whole-person care into its curriculum.

At ATSU, you'll experience a rich heritage coupled with innovative thinking to give you the skills and education necessary to succeed. We invite you to learn more about ATSU and join our legacy as part of our next generation of graduates.

ATSU educates students to become competent whole-person healthcare professionals who continuously develop and demonstrate compassion and ability. We believe this commitment to you, and by extension to the patients you will treat in the future, makes us the most distinctive, and perhaps the most important, health sciences university in the country.