DRS Terminal Degree Comparison
| Category | Sc.D. RS | Ph.D. RS |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Create advanced clinicians | Create academic scholars (educators and researchers) |
| Education | Bachelor's degree or higher in AT, OT, or PT | Graduate degree in AT, AuD, OT, PT, SLP, or a related non-clinical area |
| Licensure | AT, OT, or PT | None |
| Clinical experience | at least 1 year | None |
| GPA | ≥3.0/4.0 cumulative for all graduate and undergraduate coursework | ≥3.0/4.0 in the last 60 hours of graduate and undergraduate coursework, as applicable |
| GRE | None | Competitive verbal, quantitative, and writing scores |
| Concentrations, emphasis areas, and tracks | Choose the education or research track | Choose academic and research emphases in a communication or movement disorder concentration |
| Concentrations, emphasis, and track declaration time | By end of the 1st year | Afrer completing 15-18 hours |
| Curriculum delivery format | Blended (online with a required face-to-face component in each course) | Face-to-face, with up to 33 hours online allowable |
| Number of credit hours | 70 hours for bachelor's degrees; 48 hours for graduate degrees | 86 hours, including 18 hours from research and dissertation |
| Maximum number of of transfer hours accepted | 12 hours from a doctoral degree | Up to 24 hours from a graduate degree |
| Program duration (typical) | 4-5 years part-time | 4 years full-time |
| Residence location | No restrictions | Lubbock and surrounding communities |
| Financial Aid | Scholarships and loans | Teaching and Research Assistantships, scholarships, and loans |
Note: For financial aid, Teaching and Research Assistants and scholarship recipients must be enrolled full-time to qualify for Texas resident tuition and fee rates.
Head over to the program website to learn more about the Doctor of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences (Sc.D. RS) program or learn more about the Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitaion Science (Ph.D. RS) program.