Pre-Physical Therapy Specialization
Completion of this specialization, along with introductory Biology and Chemistry courses, will fulfill the core science requirements for physical therapy schools; however, each school has its own list of course requirements. Students should check the requirements for each PT school of interest. In addition to science courses, students should also take a full year of writing-focused courses (FYS + one ENG course), Math (Statistics), and social science courses (at least one year).
Biology (4–8 credits)
Complete either
BIO-159 or both
BIO-201 and
BIO-202 with their respective lab courses. Please note that either
BIO-201L or
BIO-210L may be taken as the corresponding lab course for
BIO-201.
Biology
| BIO-159 | Cellular Basis of Human Physiology | 3 credits |
| BIO-159L | Cellular Basis of Human Physiology Lab | 1 credit |
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| BIO-201 | Molecules to Cells | 3 credits |
| BIO-201L | Molecules to Cells Lab | 1 credit |
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| BIO-210L | Molecules to Cells Research-Based Lab | 1 credit |
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| BIO-202 | Organismal Biology | 3 credits |
| BIO-202L | Organismal Biology | 1 credit |
Anatomy & Physiology (14 credits)
| BIO-224 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 credits |
| BIO-224L | Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab | 1 credit |
| BIO-225 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 credits |
| BIO-225L | Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | 1 credit |
| HHP-280 | Medical Terminology | 2 credits |
| HHP-343 | Physiology of Exercise I | 3 credits |
| HHP-343L | Physiology of Exercise I Lab | 1 credit |
Physics (8 credits)
Complete either the General or Analytical Physics sequence. Please note that Analytical Physics requires MAT-175 as a prerequisite.
| PHY-231 | General Physics I | 3 credits |
| PHY-231L | General Physics I Lab | 1 credit |
| PHY-232 | General Physics II | 3 credits |
| PHY-232L | General Physics II Lab | 1 credit |
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| PHY-271 | Analytical Physics I | 3 credits |
| PHY-271L | Analytical Physics I Lab | 1 credit |
| PHY-272L | Analytical Physics II Lab | 1 credit |
| PHY-272 | Analytical Physics II | 3 credits |
Total Credit Hours: 26-32