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Hi everyone,
I am currently deciding between programs and noticed that essentially every school has a different number of credits in their curriculum. Of the last two schools I am deciding between, one has an entire curriculum consisting of 100 credits while the other has 112. However, after looking around, I found another school's program consisting of 131 credits!
A 30 credit difference is a ton - presumably around 8-10 classes worth of instruction and likely a large additional cost. Does anyone know if the sheer volume of credits may influence the overall experience for an SPT? Personally, I do not really care as long as the program is accredited and I can pass boards; why pay the extra money as well as deal with the extra stress of 30 additional credits?
I've been looking online for answers but no one has really asked this question. Coupled with the fact that not many have the experience of being in two different DPT programs, I'm not sure what type of answer I can expect. It just seems huge since the 131 credit school essentially has students taking 18 credits almost every semester while the 100 credit school only goes above 15 credits for two semesters. That's gotta be a huge difference in course load and stress, right?
I am currently deciding between programs and noticed that essentially every school has a different number of credits in their curriculum. Of the last two schools I am deciding between, one has an entire curriculum consisting of 100 credits while the other has 112. However, after looking around, I found another school's program consisting of 131 credits!
A 30 credit difference is a ton - presumably around 8-10 classes worth of instruction and likely a large additional cost. Does anyone know if the sheer volume of credits may influence the overall experience for an SPT? Personally, I do not really care as long as the program is accredited and I can pass boards; why pay the extra money as well as deal with the extra stress of 30 additional credits?
I've been looking online for answers but no one has really asked this question. Coupled with the fact that not many have the experience of being in two different DPT programs, I'm not sure what type of answer I can expect. It just seems huge since the 131 credit school essentially has students taking 18 credits almost every semester while the 100 credit school only goes above 15 credits for two semesters. That's gotta be a huge difference in course load and stress, right?