Colleges With Pre Physical Therapy Programs

Western Washington University

• Students at Western Washington University can enroll in a bachelor's degree program in kinesiology that offers a pre-physical therapy specialization. After taking core courses in exercise science and meeting general education requirements, pre-physical therapy students complete between 45 and 53 credits of courses in subjects such as biology, chemistry, physics, nutrition and statistics. The pre-physical therapy specialization prepares students for graduate programs and eventual licensure and practice as physical therapists.

  Western Washington University

  516 High Street

  Bellingham, WA 98225

  360-650-3000

  wwu.edu

Arcadia University

• The pre-physical therapy program at Arcadia University is not an undergraduate major but a program geared towards undergraduates in majors such as biology, health administration and psychology who wish to pursue careers as physical therapists. However, the university's website notes that students in all majors are free to enter the program so long as they complete the prerequisite courses that are needed for graduate physical therapy programs. Students in the pre-physical therapy program take must take biology, chemistry, physiology, physics, psychology and statistics in order to be competitive applicants to graduate physical therapy programs. Participants who earn a a bachelor's degree at Arcadia University and meet requirements that include maintaining a GPA of at least 3.2 and achieving a score of at least 1,050 on the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) may apply to the assured admissions program. If accepted via assured admissions, a student is guaranteed a spot in Arcadia's Doctor of Physical therapy program.

  Arcadia University

  450 South Easton Road

  Glenside, PA 19038

  215-572-2900

  Arcadia.edu

College of St. Benedict/St. John's University

• The pre-physical therapy program at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University (CSB and SJU) is designed to optimize a student's chances of being admitted to a graduate physical therapy program. Most students in the pre-physical therapy program are biology, nutrition or psychology majors. Pre-physical therapy students at CSB and SJU work with faculty advisors to plan their undergraduate curriculum and ensure that they are meeting the specific admissions criteria of the graduate programs to which they intend to apply. Coursework in biology, chemistry, psychology and statistics is recommended for students in the program, as are volunteer or internship experiences that will meet the clinical experience requirement of graduate physical therapy programs.

  College of Saint Benedict

  37 South College Avenue

  St. Joseph, MN 56374

  320-363-5011

  Csbsju.edu

Baldwin Wallace College

• Baldwin-Wallace college's health and physical education department offers a pre-physical therapy major. The major curriculum consists of 62 credits that are taken in addition to general education courses required for a bachelor's degree. Pre-physical therapy majors take courses in biology, anatomy, the physiology of exercise, research and statistics. The college recommends that students intending to apply to graduate physical therapy programs take psychology, sociology and advanced biology courses such as gross anatomy or neuroscience. In addition, pre-physical therapy students can take advantage of the college's proximity to Cleveland in order to complete internships at sites including the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Southwest General Hospital and Berea Nursing Home.

  Baldwin-Wallace College

  275 Eastland Road

  Berea, OH 44017-2005

  440-826-2900

  bw.edu