Choosing a Major for PT

Requirements vary by program and additional prerequisite courses may be required for some courses on the list.

GRE exam scores
High overall GPA
High GPA in science courses
Letters of recommendation
Personal statement
Observation hours (about 25 documented hours in a PT clinic, although exact number of hours varies by program)
Community service and extracurricular activities

Health Science (12 additional courses), Applied Exercise Science (14 additional courses), and Sports Biology majors (8 additional courses):

Intro to Health Care
Intro to Public Health
Intro to Health Care Ethics
Human Disease and Chronic Illness
Principles of Epidemiology
Concepts of Assessment in Health Care
Evidence-Based Health Care
Cultural Comp for Health Professionals
Senior Research Practicum
4 Health Science selectives (e.g., EMT 1, EMT 2, Health Psychology, Health Law, etc.)

Kinesiology
Organic Chemistry 1 & 2
4 Biology selectives (e.g., Genetics, Microbiology, Developmental Biology, Biological Chemistry, Immunology, etc.)
Seminar in Biology (BIOL 482)

Resources developed by Sofija Zagarins and Melinda Fowler.