Our goal is to train excellent, entry-level clinicians who are both exceptional physical therapists and well-rounded professionals. We believe small class size plays a big role in achieving this outcome. While 72% of Physical Therapy programs nationwide have more than 100 students per graduating class, we limit ours to 36. That way, you get individualized attention, opportunities to bond with your classmates, and plenty of clinical experiences.
Starting in your first year, clinical experiences are interspersed throughout the curriculum versus saving them for the end of your study. Interspersing these experiences reinforces what is taught in class and reminds students why they decided to pursue physical therapy as a career.
Our Mission & Vision
Our mission is to integrate education, research, and clinical practice to provide sound professional preparation in order to graduate physical therapists who are competent, compassionate, and ethical and who will serve their patients/clients and communities through the practice of quality, evidence-based physical therapy.
Our vision is to create an environment of critical thinking and innovation to:
We encourage students to make lifelong connections, both with each other and with faculty. Our Fargo campus is teeming with both social activities and experiential learning opportunities with patients of all ages.
There are two different routes to apply to the DPT program at UJ:
Criteria & Application Information
All University of Jamestown licensure information can be found here:
Basic tuition does not cover APTA membership, ExamSoft, EXXAT, technology, background check, clinical education fees or the items listed below. Affiliation requirements, transportation and housing related to clinical practicums/internship varies dependent on clinical education site location. Some require drug screening, fingerprinting or other testing.
Financial information regarding costs can be found in the Financial Fact Sheet.
| 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $32,250 43 credits ($750/cr) |
$32,250 43 credits ($750/cr) |
$24,000 32 credits ($750/cr) |
| Fees | $645 | $445 | $445 |
| Standard Allowance for Rent or Other Housing Costs/Food* | $18,000 | $18,000 | $12,000 |
| Books & Supplies* | $2,100 | $2,100 | $1,400 |
| Transportation* | $2,400 | $2,400 | $1,600 |
| Miscellaneous* | $2,400 | $2,400 | $1,600 |
| Subtotal | $57,795 | $57,795 | $41,045 |
Students graduate from our program as excellent, well-rounded, entry level physical therapists. From that point, the student can choose to work as a general PT in settings such as inpatient, outpatient, or rural health. Or they can choose an area of specialization, such as:
*calculated using Class of 2022 and 2023 data
The University of Jamestown College of Graduate and Professional Studies published a Graduate Placement Summary. The summary includes 2020 calendar year graduates from the Master of Arts in Leadership Program (MAL), Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction Program (MEd), and Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (DPT).
We have a partnership with TNT Kid’s Fitness to provide our students with experiential learning for children and adults with special needs.
You can work with the underserved starting as early as your first semester through our partnership with the pro-bono physical therapy clinic Family HealthCare.
Students learn a variety of evaluation and treatment techniques that can be used in a range of patients. Students start their education with a thorough examination of human anatomy, biomechanics, and basic evaluation skills. As students progress through the program, specialized content is taught.
Four full-time clinical experiences are interspersed throughout the curriculum—one at the end of the first year of didactic education, two during the second year, and a final 12-week clinical experience. These experiences reinforce what students have learned in the classroom, as well as teach students how to apply their learnings clinically with their patients, under the supervision of licensed physical therapists serving as clinical instructors to the students.
Community involvement, as well as leadership training, teaches students that being a healthcare provider is more than being a good physical therapist. It is about being an advocate for your patients, your community, and your profession. As such, students are required to participate in the following activities as part of their curriculum and clinical requirements:
Even when you’re in class, learning has a hands-on focus. Human anatomy courses utilize donors for an in-depth study of the human body. Students design a program that benefits a community partner in our health and wellness course. And patients of all ages are brought into several different classes for evaluations and treatment.
UJPT is a young, vibrant, evidence-based program that prepares students to provide high quality patient-centered care as physical therapist. The faculty are young, motivated, and enthusiastic about teaching and truly put the students’ needs first. UJ also teaches what is current in the literature and prepares students exceptionally well for the clinic.
My time in the UJPT program was an incredible experience. During my time there I built great relationships with classmates and faculty. I always felt like the faculty truly cared about every student and wanted each of us to be great young clinicians and individuals.
I think the education I received prepared me well for both clinical experiences and to take the NPTE. Regardless of the obstacles we faced individually or as a group, I always felt I had support from those in the program. I’m very grateful for all of the experiences I had while at UJPT and I’m going to miss being around my classmates and faculty.
I loved having clinical experiences throughout the 3 years rather than just at the end. It was a great way to break up coursework and kept me excited to learn more when returning to the classroom. I also appreciated the smaller class size for more one-on-one time with the professors.
UJPT does not seem to be a cookie-cutter PT program and rather one that truly listens to its students and is always looking for ways to improve…You develop a very close relationship with classmates and faculty which makes three years fly by.
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