Physical Therapy
Fall Semester 2000 through Summer Semester 2002
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Physical Therapy (B.S.)

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Physical therapy professional education is no longer offered at the undergraduate level, but is now a postbaccalaureate entry-level Masters program awarding a Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) degree. Undergraduates wishing to prepare for entry into this graduate program should obtain a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in any subject area and complete the following prerequisite course work:

Chemistry: 2-course sequence with laboratory
Physics: 2-course sequence with laboratory
Biology: General Biology with laboratory Vertebrate, Human, or Mammalian Physiology with laboratory (300-level or above)
Psychology: 2 courses
Sociology: 1 course
Statistics: 1 course
Medical Terminology: 1 course
Human Gross Anatomy: 1 course (requires program approval)
Neuroscience: 1 course (requires program approval)
General Pathology: 1 course (requires program approval)

For additional information regarding the Master of Physical Therapy, consult the Graduate Bulletin.