Prerequisites

The Doctor of Physical Therapy program is academically demanding and all applicants must successfully complete prerequisite courses prior to matriculation. Please keep in mind academic records/transcripts must be verified by the Physical Therapy Centralized Admissions Service (PTCAS). This process can take four to five weeks.

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All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Non-letter grade courses, such Pass/Fail, are not accepted.
Each prerequisite course must fulfill the 3-semester or 5-quarter credit hour requirement.
Labs are recommended but not required.
AP/IB credits will be accepted IF they were accepted by the applicant’s undergraduate institution.
Anatomy and Physiology courses must be taken within five years of matriculation. Anatomy and Physiology courses in the either the biology or kinesiology departments will be accepted.
Evolutionary and comparative anatomy courses will NOT be accepted.
All prerequisite courses must be completed at a college or university accredited by at least one of the accrediting agencies found here.

Required courses

Course	Hours	Notes
Biological Science	6 semester hours	General or specialized biology
Human/Vertebrate Anatomy	3 semester hours	Must be taken within 5 years of matriculation Comparative anatomy courses will not be accepted
Human/Vertebrate Physiology	3 semester hours	Must be taken within 5 years of matriculation Comparative anatomy courses will not be accepted
Chemistry	6 semester hours	1 semester of general chemistry and second semester of general or specialized chemistry
Physics	6 semester hours
Statistics	3 semester hours
Psychology	6 semester hours	General and specialized psychology

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