Pre-Physical Therapy

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Designed to prepare students for the first two years of a three or four year pre-physical therapy program. A baccalaureate degree will be required before admission to the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Students should check with an advisor for specific admission requirements at the institution of interest.

Degree: Associate of Science

Emphasis: Pre-Physical Therapy

General Education Requirements (41 hours)

Communication (9 hours)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts (9 hours)

Approved Humanities General Education electives¹6 credits
Approved Literature elective¹3 credits

History (6 hours)

²See note below.

Approved History electives¹6 credits

Behavioral/Social Sciences (6 hours)

PSYC 1030♦ - General Psychology
Electives 3 credits (choose from PSYC 2130, SOCI 1010, 1020, 1240, 2210)

Mathematics (3 hours)

MATH 1530♦ - Probability and Statistics (CC)

Natural Science (8 hours)

Area of Emphasis Requirements (19 hours)

Total Credit Hours 60

¹ General Education electives in each category must be chosen from approved courses listed in the General Education Program .

² See senior institution for history requirements.

³ Students may need to take pre-requisite math course(s). Consult Math Division.

Completion of the above courses satisfies requirements for the A.S. degree. The following will be required prior to entry into a Physical Therapy program and can be taken at Walters State:

Note(s):

Students are required to meet computer competency during the first 30 hours of coursework. INFS 1010 satisfies the college’s computer competency requirement.
Learning Support courses must be taken every semester until completed.