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Academic preparation for PHYSICAL THERAPY
(Master's and/or doctoral program)

REQUIRED PREREQUISITES

BIOLOGY w/lab
20A, 20B, 20C, 20L

MICROBIOLOGY or CELL BIOLOGY
BIO 119/L
OR
BIO 110

GENERAL CHEMISTRY w/lab 1 year
CHEM 1A, 1B/M, 1C/N

COLLEGE MATH- Calculus preferred

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

BIOCHEMISTRY

PHYSICS w/lab 1 year
5A/L, 5B/M, 5C/N
Or
6A/L, 6B/M, 6C/N

STATISTICS

PSYCHOLOGY 1 year
PSYCH 170 ABNORMAL
General Psychology

ENGLISH/SPEECH 1 year
Proficiency oral, written
Lit 1

KINESIOLOGY 1 course
Not currently offered at UCSC

ANATOMY w/lab
BIO 135/L

NEUROANATOMY
Not currently offered at UCSC

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
Not currently offered at UCSC

NEUROBIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY w/lab
PHY 130/L Human Physiology

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY w/ lab
BIO 133/L

MOTOR LEARNING
Not currently offered at UCSC

CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Not currently offered at UCSC

BIOPSYCHOLOGY
Not currently offered at UCSC

Direct Patient Care- a minimum of 100 hours in a physical therapy setting required

DEGREES AWARDED IN THIS FIELD
M.P.T.
D.P.T.

The courses listed above are minimum preparation. Please note that some of these courses, especially the sciences, may have other prerequisites such as mathematics.

GRE REQUIRED

SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL PREPARATION

COMPUTER LITERACY

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Courses that contribute to professional and cultural background.

For general information, check http://www.apta.org For specific requirements, check each school (catalog or web site).

REMEMBER: YOU WILL BE APPLYING TO PHYSICAL THERAPY SCHOOLS APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 12 MONTHS BEFORE MATRICULATION. PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

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