Required Pre-Requisite Courses

Here are the required courses from four nearby PT schools, that must be taken in undergraduate school in order to apply for admission.

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

1 Semester of Pre-Calc or Algebra II

Intro to Statistics

General Biology

Two semesters of Gen. Chemistry w/Lab

Human Anatomy and Physiology

Health Science

Two semesters of Physics

Technical Writing

Intro to Psychology

Psychology (other)

George Washington University

Anatomy and Physiology (two semester sequence, or one semester of each; human focus preferred)

Physics (two semesters with lab)

Chemistry (two semesters with lab)

Biology (two semesters with lab)

English (two semesters: one composition, one literature)

Statistics (one semester; mathematical focus preferred)

Social Sciences (two semesters: must include psychology beyond the introductory level)

University of Maryland: Baltimore

Human Anatomy (with lab recommended, 4 semester credit hours).

Physiology (with lab recommended, 4 semester credit hours).

Biology (4-8 semester hours) not Botany

General Chemistry I (with lab 4 semester credit hours).

General Chemistry II with lab (4 semester hours)

General Physics I (with lab 4 semester credit hours).

General Physics II (with lab 4 semester credit hours). .

Statistics (3-4 semester credit hours).

Psychology (3 semester credit hours). Abnormal or Developmental Psychology recommended.

Human Behavior (3-6 semester hours)

University of Maryland: Eastern Shore

Biology with Lab OR Zoology with Lab	4
Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab (or its equivalent)	8
Physics with Lab	8
Chemistry with Lab	8
Cell Biology with Lab OR Microbiology with Lab OR Histology with Lab Other upper level Biological Science Course may be considered	4
Sociology/Psychology (General, Abnormal or Child)	6
Math (Trigonometry or higher)	3-4
Statistics

I also recommend that you look at other requirements besides which courses to take. The requirements include the type and quantity of PT volunteer hours needed and who they want letters of recommendations from. Here are the websites of each school.

Howard University

http://www.cpnahs.howard.edu/AHS/Pt/prerequisites.pdf

George Washington University

http://www.gwumc.edu/healthsci/programs/dpt/admissions.cfm

University of Maryland: Baltimore

http://pt.umaryland.edu/pros_dpt_admin.asp

University of Maryland: Eastern Shore

http://www.umes.edu/PT/Content.aspx?id=4938

University of Delaware (ranked fourth in the nation)

http://www.udel.edu/PT/Study%20With%20Us/entrancerequirements.html