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:

• BIO103/BIO104 General Biology I & II
• BIO105/BIO106 Anatomy and Physiology I & II
• CHE110/CHE111 General Chemistry I & II
• PHY120/PHY121 General Physics I & II
• MAT133 Calculus I with Review and/or MAT181 Calculus I
• MAT115 or MAT120 Biostatistics or Statistics
• PSY100 Introduction to Psychology and 3-6 additional credits of psychology

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

*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.