Exercise Science (BS) and Physical Therapy (DPT)
Major in Exercise Science
Majors will complete four prerequisite courses, ten core courses, plus two electives spread out across their four years. All majors are required to have Basic Life Support and First Aid Certifications by the end of the junior year.
The suggested sequence is:
First Year
Second Year
Third Year*
BIOL 332: prereq. for SNHS 361
PHYS 110: prereq. for BIOL 362
CPR with AED Training & First Aid Certification (both offered on campus at cost)
*If you are approved by the Department of Physical Therapy and are able to progress into the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, in your 3rd year you must also complete:
PHYS 111 & PHYS 111L Introduction to Physics II and lab
Fourth Year
If you remain in the Exercise Science Program to earn a BS in Exercise Science you must complete:
*If you progress into the DPT program, to earn the BS in Exercise Science, you can apply the courses in the first year of the DPT program to fulfilling the BS in Exercise Science requirements. The DPT program is 99 credits (including the combined undergraduate 4th Year/Year 1 in the graduate program). Thirty hours of work or volunteer/ observation experience in physical therapy are required. These hours give you a firsthand picture of the profession that you have chosen. The graduate DPT program involves a full-time commitment over a three year period, including summers, beginning in the summer following the third year. Graduation is in May of the fourth (BS degree) and sixth (DPT degree) years. The program affiliates with approximately 300 institutions across the country, offering students a wide variety of clinical settings in which to participate in the practice of physical therapy.
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Simmons College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706- 3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org