Pre Health Programs

Pre-Physical Therapy Pathway (39-43 Math/Science courses)

The following courses will satisfy the pre-requisites for most physical therapy programs.  It is important for students to determine the specific requirements for each physical therapy school they wish to apply to, in consultation with a pre-health advisor.  Most physical therapy programs require the following courses:

Other recommended and/or required courses:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • 9-12 credits of humanities (General Education)
  • 9-12 credits of social sciences (General Education)
  • Kinesiology
  • medical terminology (can be taken online)

Other Requirements:

Students who intend to apply to physical therapy programs must take the GRE (graduate record examination) prior to applying.  The GRE measures three areas in verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning and analytical writing.

Applicants must have between 10-200 hours of clinical experience in a variety of physical therapy settings.  This can be in a volunteer or paid capacity.

Grades:
Physical therapy programs require a minimum GPA of 3.2 to be considered.

Pre-Physical Therapy Pathway Sample Four Year Plan

 

Fall 1

WRT101 Composition I (FY)
 
MAT170 Calculus with Review or MAT181 Calculus I (QR)*
 
BIO103 General Biology I (SI)
 
CHE110 General Chemistry I (SI)

Spring 1

Writing Intensive (WI)
 
MAT171 Calculus I with Review OR MAT115 Biostatistics OR MAT120 Stats (QR)
 
BIO104 General Biology II
 
CHE111 General Chemistry II

 
 

Fall 2

COM162 Public Speaking (OC)
 
Foreign Language Part I (IC)
 
CHE210 Organic Chemistry I
 
Major Course
 
HPX100 Intro to Health & Wellness (HW)

Spring 2

PSY100 Intro to Psychology
 
Foreign Language Part II (IC)
 
CHE211 Organic Chemistry II
 
Major Course
 
Gen Ed (CT)

 
 

Fall 3

Major Course
 
Major Course
 
BIO105 Anatomy & Physiology I
 
PHY110 or PHY120 General Physics I
 
SOC100 Intro to Sociology

Spring 3

Major Course
 
Major Course
 
BIO106 Anatomy & Physiology II
 
PHY111 or PHY121 General Physics II
 
HPX254 Fitness Seminar & Laboratory (Kinesiology)

 
 

Fall 4

BIO421 Biochemistry Lecture
 
Major Course
 
Major Course
 
Major Course
 
Major Course (W3 & CGE)

Spring 4

Gen Ed (CP)
 
Major
 
Major
 
Major OR Free Elective
 
Free Elective OR MAT115 OR MAT120 Statistics
 

 
*Students who did not take pre-calculus in high school are encouraged to take MAT133 Pre-calculus during the summer prior to the start of this program.

Taking multiple lab sciences in a semester can be very challenging. You may wish to reduce your course load and take some courses in the summer.  Speak with your advisor about this possibility.