Academic Prerequisites
Academic Prerequisites:
Prerequisite courses may be in progress or planned at the time of the application, however, all prerequisite coursework must be completed prior to the beginning of the DPT curriculum. The following is a list of the prerequisite course work—totaling 47 hours:
- 4 semester hours of Biology I with laboratory (General, Cell, or Molecular)
- 4 semester hours of Biology II with laboratory or upper level biology with laboratory (General, Cell, or Molecular)
- 4 semester hours Human Anatomy and Physiology I with laboratory
- 4 semester hours of Human Anatomy and Physiology II with laboratory
- 4 semester hours of Chemistry I with laboratory
- 4 semester hours of Chemistry II with laboratory
- 4 semester hours of Physics I with laboratory
- 4 semester hours of Physics II with laboratory
- 3 semester hours of General or Introductory Psychology OR Introduction to Sociology
- 3 semester hours of Developmental (Lifespan) OR Abnormal Psychology
- 3 semester hours of Statistics that must include instruction on Analysis of Variance techniques
- 1 semester of a Medical Terminology course (college/university)
- 3 semester hours of Exercise Physiology or Advanced Human Physiology
Transfer Credits:
The program does not accept credits or coursework from other academic physical therapy programs.