Graduates of the Physical Therapy program at Universidad de Las Américas are competent, enterprising professionals with an international-global vision. Armed with a thorough theoretical and practical education, graduates utilize their knowledge to maintain, enhance, and restore optimal movement and functional capacity in individuals, making informed decisions that foster physical well-being.
Furthermore, graduates effectively apply both theoretical and practical knowledge across various fields of physical therapy, addressing the needs of individuals and society alike. Additionally, graduates analyze normal and pathological human movement through multidimensional evaluation methods and clinical assessments to determine individuals’ functional status. Graduates develop and implement physical therapy programs aimed at maximizing quality of life and functionality in health promotion, prevention, treatment, intervention, and rehabilitation, all while adhering to ethical values and legal regulations. Lastly, graduates integrate innovative technology into the physical therapy care process and contribute to the development of relevant research projects in the field.
Finally, graduates are expected to work together within multidisciplinary teams, demonstrating ethics, creativity, proactivity, innovation, and responsibility. In their professional practice, graduates maintain respect for diversity while serving the needs of society and contributing to the advancement of public health in the country.
Demographic Data: Program headcount totals the number of students enrolled yearly and a breakdown by men and women. Enrollment by ethnicity presents data on the most representative ethnic groups of the program.
Student Completion:
Retention and graduation rates are calculated through the 2020-2021 academic year, based on new, first-time students entering in the fall semester, regardless of whether they enroll in the daytime or evening version of their program (if available). These rates do not consider incoming transfer students. Retention rates are calculated in 1 and 2 years.
Graduation rates are calculated according to each program’s duration length (100%) and within 150% of the normal time for a bachelor’s degree. The percentage of graduates in each cohort by gender considers only actual graduates, not the original makeup of the cohort.
Scholarship information: Information is divided by the type of scholarship granted.
Geographic Data: Presents the composition of the students of the program.
Add'l. Demogr. Data: Includes information on marital status, disability, and first-generation students.
In every semester, the program provides assessment results according to its Multiannual Assessment Plan (MAP), which typically considers one or more of its program learning outcomes (PLOs). Most programs utilize the platform Brightspace to collect and assess student work and to present the data and evidence of student achievement. These results and their analysis, with the objective of identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s annual assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent period in which a PLO has been assessed is indicated, with the percentage indicating achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, according to the rubric used to evaluate the student work. This standard can be designated at an introductory, intermediate, or final level, depending upon how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) align to each PLO in the program’s curriculum map.