Physical Therapy

Steven Lee, Marvin Denney, Academic Advisors.

There is a wide variation in the prerequisites for entrance into a Physical Therapy program. Loma Linda and most other physical therapy schools (Andrews University excepted) require a bachelor’s degree prior to entry, typically with a minimum GPA of 3.0. The applicant is expected to complete a degree with a major plus a list of prerequisite courses. A minimum of 80 observation/work hours is also required.

Requirements may include the following courses; however, students should request information about current admission requirements from the professional school they plan to attend.

Required Courses:

BIOL 121Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIOL 122Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIOL 123Anatomy and Physiology

4

CHEM 141General Chemistry

3

CHEM 142General Chemistry

3

CHEM 143General Chemistry

3

CHEM 144General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 145General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 146General Chemistry Laboratory

1

MATH 106Introduction to Statistics

4

PHYS 211General Physics

3

PHYS 212General Physics

3

PHYS 213General Physics

3

PHYS 214General Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS 215General Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS 216General Physics Laboratory

1

PSYC 130General Psychology

4

Other commonly required courses:

NRSG 234Medical Terminology

2

PSYC 215Developmental Psychology

4

SPCH 101Fundamentals of Speech Communication

4

BIOL Additional Biological Science courses

PSYC Additional Psychology courses