University of Colorado Denver Reviews of Doctorates in Physical Therapy

"The Physical Therapy program at CU Denver is one of the best in the nation, according to ranking and personal views. There is so much collaboration among professors, clinicians from the community, and students of all the medical programs to produce a fantastic learning environment. Classes are challenging, which is met with endless resources on campus to help each student succeed. These resources include other helpful students, professors with an open-door policy, and educational technology on campus. In addition, there are countless opportunities for students to become involved and find their niche within the field, whether it be research, volunteering at local underserved community clinics, or teaching fitness classes. All of these opportunities prepare competent, ethical, and compassionate professionals to enter the field of physical therapy completely ready to transform the lives of their patients."

"Some of the pros for this program is the use of advanced technology, the professors are still working in the field and each instructor is specialized in different field. There are many helpers in lab that work in different fields. Professors are always available for help. The class size is fairly small and the professors knows well all their students. There are many hours of clinical experience with a year long internship at the end of the program. The tuition in fairly low for in state students. Some of the cons of this programs is the intensity of this program that goes through the summer too. There are very few days of break during the program. Also, each class requires a lot of work."

"I am in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. This program is very competitive to be accepted into and the competition only increases with every cycle. However, during my application process, the admissions committee, current faculty, and current students were more than happy to lend a hand whenever needed. The campus itself is very new, modern, safe, and clean. The location is further from downtown as I would like as it is in the suburbs. Fortunately, Colorado has been improving its public transportation system significantly. Come 2016, there will be a light rail station built near this campus that will travel to both downtown Denver and Denver International Airport."

"I am in the DPT program. The biggest pro is the amount of hands on that we have early on in the program. The professors are enthusiastic about the material and very helpful. The biggest con is that there were few changes in the program since this year that the program still try to figure out. For instance, have enough sites to offer for the year long internship at the end of the program."

"The faculty are committed to helping students reach their goals and grow professionally."

"I love this school so far! There are ups and downs! But it is a great program"