Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, MMC 388, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN, 55455 (612-625-3966; fax: 612-625-4274)

The graduate program in rehabilitation science is a post-professional program designed to train researchers and academicians. The rehabilitation science M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are geared to occupational and physical therapists and students with related interests. The program's philosophy provides students with 1) a strong foundation in research methodology, 2) a concentrated educational experience specifically tailored toward a student's specific research question in rehabilitation science, and 3) a working knowledge of the importance of a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to the scientific process.

Other requirements to be completed before admission:

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree or graduate degree in a discipline related to rehabilitation such as biomedical engineering, medicine, occupational therapy, physical therapy, or speech/audiology. International students must hold a comparable foreign degree from an accredited program. Depending on the educational background of the applicant, admission may be contingent upon completion of selected prerequisite coursework.

The student must inform the director of graduate studies (DGS) in writing of his or her intent to pursue the minor. A rehabilitation science faculty admissions committee determines student admission for the minor. To be admitted, a student must be an active graduate student pursuing an equivalent graduate degree in another field. The student must be in good academic standing within his or her major program. The student must have a mutually agreed-upon graduate faculty member in rehabilitation science serve as a reviewer on the student's dissertation committee and serve as the minor field examiner on the final exam committee.

The student must complete a minimum of 12 rehabilitation science credits (RSC courses) for a letter grade (A-F only), and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA in all rehabilitation science courses taken. Only 4 credits of independent study coursework will be allowed. Below is a list of eligible rehabilitation science courses. Independent courses are indicated with an asterisk (*). RSC 5135 - Advanced Biomechanics I: Kinematics (3 cr) *RSC 5294 - Independent Study in Rehabilitation Science (credits arranged) RSC 5814 - Age, Exercise, and Rehabilitation (2 cr) RSC 5841 - Rehabilitation Science Instrumentation and Methodology (4 cr) RSC 8100 - Rehabilitation Science Seminar (1 cr) *RSC 8130 - Current Literature (credits arranged) RSC 8135 - Advanced Kinesiology (3 cr) *RSC 8170 - Special Topics in Rehabilitation Science (credits arranged) *RSC 8185 - Problems in Rehabilitation Science (credits arranged) RSC 8192 - Research Design in Rehabilitation Science (3 cre) RSC 8282 - Problems in Human Movement (4 cr)