united states sports academy

[amg1322]

I am looking to complete my degree in sport science/strength and conditioning or anything in that realm. I came across the program that the United States Sports Academy offers and it looks great and I love the curriculum. It is offered all online so it's perfect for me. does anyone have any experience completing a program with them? I have tried looking up reviews on the programs and college itself but have not found much and it is making me a bit leery. Any information will help, please!

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[scrawnyguy]

Is it regionally accredited? If not that is a show stopper.

 

[WarriorPT]

You are on the wrong forum.

FYI - Don't get a degree online in anything that requires excessive human interaction/contact post-graduation (unless you have adequate experience in the field already). I'd make an exception for a graduate degree program for someone who had a traditional bachelor's degree. Part of the college experience is learning how to work and around others. You NEED this experience. Online study will not give you adequate training with this. If you plan on working in sport you need to learn how to deal with different personalities, etc.

 

[Dragon416]

You are on the wrong forum.

FYI - Don't get a degree online in anything that requires excessive human interaction/contact post-graduation (unless you have adequate experience in the field already). I'd make an exception for a graduate degree program for someone who had a traditional bachelor's degree. Part of the college experience is learning how to work and around others. You NEED this experience. Online study will not give you adequate training with this. If you plan on working in sport you need to learn how to deal with different personalities, etc.

Aren't there two online DPT programs? I am an advocate of online learning as I was one myself and I learned more than I did in actual in class. Everyone is different, but online learning was very adaptable and effective learning for myself and others but everyone learns differently. Furthermore, my PT warned me of those DPT online schools, saying that you couldn't get real hands on experience through the computer, real life/ hands on communication and movement in the body were main essentials to learning how to cope and understand physical therapy. However, I disagree with this notion because you do have to go in once or twice a month for lab, so doesn't that compensate for the communication and practicing different physical movements?

 

[emelde]

The United States Sports Academy is fully accredited from bachelors degrees through PhDs. However, if you've read their course offerings you know they do not offer anything related to a physical therapy program. Their majors are oriented toward people who plan to work in various fields managing and marketing sports. Or for coaches who want to broaden their knowledge base. Check out alumni news on their website. You'll see a number of successful alums in various careers. It can be the right school for people with very specific interests and career goals.

 

[Azimuthal]

Aren't there two online DPT programs? I am an advocate of online learning as I was one myself and I learned more than I did in actual in class. Everyone is different, but online learning was very adaptable and effective learning for myself and others but everyone learns differently. Furthermore, my PT warned me of those DPT online schools, saying that you couldn't get real hands on experience through the computer, real life/ hands on communication and movement in the body were main essentials to learning how to cope and understand physical therapy. However, I disagree with this notion because you do have to go in once or twice a month for lab, so doesn't that compensate for the communication and practicing different physical movements?

I disagree, unless they up those site visit numbers for labs. PT is a hands on practice and is currently strengthening areas of specialty every day. Our ortho/neuro labs are approximately 3+ hours per session each, per week, and it's still very difficult to reach the entry level competency we are expected to achieve. That is not including the required practice time with classmates who can give you correct feedback. Also, there are numerous courses that require labs, like geriatrics, pediatrics, procedures, therex, EE, wound care, cardiopulm, etc. Unless you have prior exposure, I doubt that the average competency and quality of manual therapy is the same. To discount the hands on approaches to 1-2 weekends a month demonstrates a gross lack of understanding of how much knowledge is translated into the skills of being a PT. Traditional students are given an opportunity for immediate feedback for the set of skills they are taught that week. PT's do not just hand out therex and count repetitions. You are expected to assimilate subjective and objective patient information, synthesize probable PT diagnoses and rule in/out your hypothesis with test and measures. Can you imagine how sensitive your examinations will be without ample exposure? Hint: they're typically low for new grads with ample practice. I would imagine that cramming everything into a weekend is a bit much if not incomplete. I wouldn't doubt that these programs have lower practical exam expectations than regular brick and mortar schools. If you're paying tuition, I would advise that you give yourself the most for your money by going the traditional route. Avoid the online programs like the current CA whooping cough epidemic.