Physical TherapyFour Year Pre-requisite plan

Physical Therapy Four Year Plan

For many Physical Therapy programs, all prerequisite courses must be completed by the time of application. For example, if an applicant applied in the summer following their junior year, all pre-requisite requirements would need to be completed by the end of the junior year. Consult the The American Physical Therapy Association, Inc. website www.apta.org to view a list of accredited Physical Therapy Program and the requirements and admission statistics for the 175+ Physical Therapy programs.

*Course sequence will vary by major. 

First Year: Fall

BIO 101          Principles of Biology

CHE 107        Principles of Chemistry (Recommended in first year if planning on a Biology major, pre-requisite for BIO 201 and BIO 202)

FTS 100          (Writing Intensive course-WRITI)

PSY 100          General Psychology

First Year: Spring

BIO 102             Organismal Biology

CHE 141           Organic Chemistry I (Recommended in first year if planning on a Biology major, pre-requisite for BIO 201 and BIO 202)

S/A 111, 112, 113 or other S/A course

Second Year: Fall

HES 234            Human Anatomy & Physiology I

CHE 107           Principles of Chemistry 

HES 212           Lifespan Development or (PSY 234 Child Developmental and PSY 334 Adult Development)

Second Year: Spring

HES 235            Human Anatomy & Physiology II

CHE 141           Organic Chemistry I

PSY 241            Abnormal Psychology

Third Year: Fall

PHY 120/121     General Physics I or PHY 122/121 General Physics I w/calculus

MCS 142           Introduction to Statistics (or *equivalent, not E/M- 125)

                          *All MN PT programs accept HES 220 Research and Stats

                          *All MN PT programs accept PSY 224 Statistics and Research Methods I

                          *Majority of MN PT programs accept MCS 140 (U of M does NOT accept MCS 140 as equivalent)

HES 214            Medical Terminology

Third Year: Spring

PHY 170/171     General Physics II or PSY 172/171 General Physics II w/calculus

Fourth Year: Fall

Research Methods (recommended)

Pre-requisite Requirements MN Physical Therapy Programs:

• College of St. Scholastica (100 hours minimum observation or work experience required)

• Mayo Clinic (100 hours minimum observation or work experience required, varied settings preferred)

• St. Catherine University (60 hours minimum observation or work experience required, strongly recommended two or more settings)

• University of Minnesota (100 hours minimum observation or work experience required)

Consult the The American Physical Therapy Association, Inc. website www.apta.org to view a list of accredited Physical Therapy Program and the requirements and admission statistics for the 175+ Physical Therapy programs.

Updated 4/11/2016 HB