Physical Therapy

Shirley Anderson, Steven Lee, Academic Advisers.

Entry into the practice of physical therapy is moving towards entry at the doctor's degree level. Most schools require at least three years of undergraduate level studies prior to acceptance into the doctoral degree program. Loma Linda University (LLU) offers a doctor of physical therapy with admission after completion of a bachelor's degree. Andrews University (AU) offers a doctor of physical therapy degree with admission after three years of college. Students must consult the current bulletin of the school of interest for specific entrance requirements. Common prerequisite courses taken at Walla Walla University to meet the entry requirements of physical therapy schools are:

Required Courses:

ANTH 225	Cultural Anthropology	4
	or
SOCI 236	Privilege and Oppression	4
BIOL 121	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 122	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 123	Anatomy and Physiology	4
	or
BIOL 141	General Biology	4
BIOL 142	General Biology	4
BIOL 143	General Biology	4
CHEM 141	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 142	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 143	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 144	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 145	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 146	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
	and
PHYS	Any two quarters of physics
	or
PHYS 211-216	General Physics	12
	and
CHEM	Any two quarters of chemistry
CPTR 110	Principles of Computing	2
MATH 117	Accelerated Precalculus	5
	or
MATH 121	Precalculus Mathematics I	4
MATH 206	Applied Statistics	4
PSYC 130	General Psychology	4
PSYC 215	Child and Adolescent Development	4