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Pre-Physical Therapy Program
The curriculum listed below is
designed for students interested in a professional career in physical therapy.
Physical therapy schools can differ significantly in their pre-professional
requirements. Therefore, students interested in transferring to a physical
therapy program should consult with an advisor, determine physical therapy
programs of interest, and pattern their specific pre-professional curriculum in
line with these schools.
Because of the highly competitive
nature of admittance into physical therapy programs, along with the transition
to Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) programs,
students should anticipate earning a baccalaureate degree before being accepted
into a professional program. As with medicine, physical therapy programs
provide substantial latitude in the academic major selected at the bachelor's
level.
The curriculum listed below
indicates commonly required physical therapy prerequisites. Degree requirements,
along with prerequisites specific to individual physical therapy programs of
interest, will need to be added.
Check out the
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
for additional information.
| Advisors |
Telephone |
Email |
Office Location |
| Glenda Hill |
(208) 426-3832 |
ghill@boisestate.edu |
Health Sciences Riverside
124 |
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Pre-Physical
Therapy
Course Work |
| Course Number and Title |
Credits |
| ENGL 101, 102 English
Composition |
6 |
Area I core (refer to
requirements of major and professional school) |
12 |
| Area II core (refer to additional
requirements of major and professional school) |
3 |
COMM 101 Fundamentals of
Speech Communication |
3 |
| PSYC 101 General Psychology |
3 |
SOC 101 Introduction to
Sociology |
3 |
| BIOL 227, 228 Human Anatomy and Physiology |
8 |
CHEM 111, 112 College
Chemistry |
9 |
MATH 147 Precalculus
OR MATH 143-144 College Algebra and Analytic Trigonometry |
5 |
PHYS 111, 112 General Physics |
8 |
PSYC 295 Statistical Methods
OR MATH 254 Applied Statistics |
3-4 |
PSYC 301 Abnormal Psychology
OR PSYC 309 Child Development |
3 |
| Total
Credits
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66-67 |
Other suggested
courses: BIOL 100, BIOL 191-192, BIOL 205 Microbiology, KINES 270/271
Applied Anatomy and Lab, KINES 330/331 Exercise Physiology and Lab, KINES 370/371
Biomechanics and Lab, Computer competency. Upper-division biology (ISU
requires an upper division Biology), core electives and other
selected courses should be chosen with respect to meeting requirements of the student's
major and the school to which the student expects to transfer. |
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