Coursework

Course preparation varies by physical therapy school. It is the responsibility of each student to confirm requirements for the specific schools to which they may be applying.  Minimum pre-requisites for most physical therapy programs would require the following UST courses:

Biology

• BIOL 207 Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution
• BIOL 208 Biological Communication and Energetics

Chemistry

• CHEM 111 General Chemistry I (Note: CHEM 115 Accelerated General Chemistry can substitute for CHEM 111 & 112)
• CHEM 112 General Chemistry II

Health & Exercise Science

• EXSC 213 Human Anatomy
• EXSC 214 Human Physiology
• EXSC 240 Medical Terminology (2 credits)
• EXSC 326 Kinesiology              

Physics

• PHYS 109 General Physics I
• PHYS 110 General Physics II

OR

• PHYS 211 Introduction to Classical Physics I
• PHYS 212 Introduction to Classical Physics II

Mathematics

• MATH 113 Calculus I (Note: MATH 108 & 109 Calculus with Review I & II can substitute for 113)

Statistics

• STAT 220 Statistics I

Psychology

• PSYC 111 General Psychology
• Upper level PSYC elective

Plus, 100+ hours of DPT observation.