Pre-Physical Therapy

PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY
(PT-AA)

PRIMARY ADVISERS: Fledia Ellis (ext. 6020)

PROGRAM GOAL: This program is designed to prepare students for upper division studies in physical therapy. In Florida, the physical therapy programs are five years in length and lead to M.S. degrees in physical therapy: The UF, FAMU, UCF, UNF, and FIU offer degrees in physical therapy. All schools require that students successfully complete the courses listed below. The programs are highly competitive, so students are advised to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0, although a higher GPA is needed to meet minimum standards at some of the schools. Students must also complete volunteer time under the supervision of a registered physical therapist. Some schools also require their applicant to take the Allied Health Professions Admissions Test. Check with the program adviser for more details. Graduates from schools of physical therapy are in great demand to manage rehabilitative programs for people suffering from a variety of illnesses and injuries.

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES		Cr. Hrs.
*+ENC 1101**	English I	3
*+ENC 1102**	English II	3
EUH 1000 or 1001	Western Civilization	3
PSY 2012	Psychology	3
POS 2041	American National Government	3

For the following courses, students have several options to meet the needed requirement. See page 38 for the potential courses.

Humanities I	3
*+Humanities II**	3
*+Humanities III**	3

MAJOR COURSES
*+BSC 2010**	Biology for Science Majors I	3
(Meets biology requirement for A. A.)
BSC 2010L	Biology for Science Majors I Lab	1
*+BSC 2011**	Biology for Science Majors II	3
BSC 2011L	Biology for Science Majors II Lab	1
*+MAC 1114**	Trigonometry	3
*+STA 2023**	Statistics	3
(Meets math requirement for A.A.)
*+CHM 1045**	General Chemistry	3
(Meets physical science requirement for A.A.)
CHM 1045L	General Chemistry Lab	1
*+CHM 1046**	Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis	3
CHM 1046L	Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis Lab	2
*+PHY 2053**	Physics I	3
PHY 2053L	Physics I Lab	1
*+PHY 2054**	Physics II	3
PHY 2054L	Physics II Lab	1
DEP 2004	Developmental Psychology	3
Approved Anatomy and Physiology		2
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS		60

+Prerequisites required. See course descriptions in catalog.
*Minimum grade of "C" required.

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