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Pre-Physical Therapy |
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Admission
to a graduate program offering either
the Master in Physical Therapy or Doctor
of Physical Therapy degree requires that
the student has completed three years
of undergraduate work or has earned a
baccalaureate degree from an accredited
institution.
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Generally
programs require the following courses:
- one
year of English (including composition)
- one
year of introductory level biology
with laboratory for majors (Diversity
of Plants and Animals and Cell
Biology)
- one
year of anatomy and physiology
(Human Anatomy and Physiology
I and II)
- one
year of chemistry (General Chemistry
I and II)
- mathematics
to support understanding of science
course content
- computer
literacy
- speech
- courses
in the social/behavioral sciences.
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Students
wishing to apply to a physical therapy
program should contact the school they
plan to attend for specific requirements.
Pre-physical therapy students should
contact the Pre-Health Professional/Pre-Medicine
Adviser at the University of Saint Mary
early in the first semester of freshman
year for consultation regarding course
selection.
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Natural Science and Mathematics
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