Program requirements

The following are core requirements needed for most physical therapy education programs:

• One introductory statistics course Credits: (3)
• One additional course with a lab, microbiology recommended Credits: (4)

• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
• BIOL 340 - Structure and Function of the Human Body Credits: (8)
• CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: (4)
• CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: (4)
• ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
• ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: (3)
• MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)
• MATH 150 - Plane Trigonometry Credits: (3)

• or

• MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: (4)
• PHYS 113 - General Physics I Credits: (4)
• PHYS 114 - General Physics II Credits: (4)
• PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: (3)
• SOCIO 211 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)
• SPCH 106 - Public Speaking I-Salina campus Credits: (3)

Note

Additional humanities, social sciences, and other electives are required and vary with each program. Many programs require satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Exam. Observation hours are usually required.

Requirements for physical therapy schools vary, so consultation with the pre-physical therapy advisor is recommended.

Contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean’s office for more information.