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Stefani Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

Admission into the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program is competitive. Completion of the listed prerequisites does not guarantee admission into the program.

Prerequisites are subject to change without notice.

All prerequisite courses must be completed for a grade of "C" or better. If prerequisite courses are completed between application (October) and matriculation (June) of the cohort, the grades will not be considered in GPA calculations of the current application cycle. A final grade of "C" or better is still required on these "in-progress" prerequisites per a final official transcript if applicant is accepted into the program.

Note: Questions about prerequisite course requirements should be directed to DPT@stmary.edu

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Prerequisites 

 

Statistics: 1 Semester Required

Examples of Applicable USM Courses: MA 230 or MA 437

Courses Meeting the Requirement: Courses that include the use of computer statistical packages are preferred.

 

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Physics I & II: 2 Semesters Required with Laboratory

Examples of Applicable USM Courses: PHY 215 and PHY 216

Courses Meeting the Requirement: Physics I and Physics II

 

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Chemistry: 2 Semesters Required with Laboratory at a Level of College or General Chemistry I & II or Higher

Examples of Applicable USM Courses: CH 220 and CH 221

Courses Meeting the Requirement: College Chemistry I and Chemistry II, with labs, Biochemistry with lab, Inorganic Chemistry with lab, or Organic Chemistry with lab

*Introductory Chemistry is not acceptable.

 

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Psychology: 2 Semesters Required

Examples of Applicable USM Courses: PY 150, PY 290, PY 335, PYAPY 352, or PY 535

Courses Meeting the Requirement: Introductory Psychology, Psychology of Childhood, Adolescence, or Aging, Abnormal Psychology, Professional Ethics, Sports, Social, or Rehab Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychopathology

 

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Biology: 2 Semesters Required

Examples of Applicable USM Courses: BI 205, BI 212, or BI 220

Courses Meeting the Requirement: General Biology, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Zoology, Forensic Biology, Molecular Biology, Embryology, Genetics, Histology, Immunology, Biochemistry

 

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Anatomy: Human or Vertebrate (1 Semester Required with Laboratory)

*6 semester hours combined human anatomy/physiology course (with laboratory) will fulfill both anatomy and physiology requirements.

Examples of Applicable USM Courses: BI 258 and 259

Courses Meeting the Requirement: Human Anatomy, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Mammalian Anatomy, Neuroanatomy

 

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Physiology: Human or Vertebrate (1 Semester Required with Laboratory)

*6 semester hours combined human anatomy/physiology course (with laboratory) will fulfill both anatomy and physiology requirements.

Examples of Applicable USM Courses: BI 258 and 259

Courses Meeting the Requirement: Human Physiology, Mammalian Physiology, Neurophysiology, Pathophysiology

*Exercise Physiology DOES NOT meet this requirement.