Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
Advancement to Candidacy
No course list published for this category.
Fall Semester I (16 Units)
- DPT 710 - Foundations of Physical Therapy Evaluation II
- DPT 726 - Clinical Anatomy II
- BIOL 726 - Clinical Anatomy II
- DPT 741 - Professional Skills Development Series II
- DPT 750 - Concepts in Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Pharmacology
- DPT 881 - Evidence-Based Practice I: Principles and Clinical Applications
Fall Semester III (13 Units)
Spring Semester I (19 Units)
Spring Semester II (17 Units)
- DPT 784 - Advanced Therapeutic Exercise
- DPT 803 - Life Cycle II
- DPT 836 - Neurophysiological Therapeutics II
- DPT 878 - Psychosocial Aspects of Rehabilitation
- DPT 880 - Differential Diagnosis in Physical Therapy
- DPT 888 - Evidence-Based Practice IV: Advanced Clinical Reasoning
- DPT 744 - Professional Skills Development V
Spring Semester III (13 Units)
Summer I (8 Units)
Summer II (10 Units)
- DPT 780 - Therapeutic Modalities
- DPT 857 - Prosthetics and Orthotics
- DPT 887 - Preparation for Clinical Education: Concepts and Advocacy
- DPT 801 - Initial Clinical Experience
- DPT 802 - Life Cycle I
- DPT 821 - Musculoskeletal Therapeutics II
- DPT 830 - Cardiopulmonary Therapeutics
- DPT 835 - Neurophysiological Therapeutics I
- DPT 875 - Medical Therapeutics in Physical Therapy Practice
- DPT 743 - Professional Skills Development IV
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.