Biology Major (Pre-Physical Therapy)

Requirements for the Pre-Physical Therapy Major

(Biology major preparing students for taking entrance exams and applying to graduate physical therapy programs in Ohio and surrounding states.)

Required courses include:

BIOL 100 - General Biology
BIOL 151 - Foundations Modern Biology I
BIOL 152 - Foundations Modern Biology II
BIOL 231 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 232 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 240 - Medical Terminology
BIOL 270 - Genetics
BIOL 290 - Principles of Microbiology
BIOL 315 - Research Methods
BIOL 360 - Ecology
BIOL 452 - Cell and Molecular Biology
HSPTS 261 - Sport Injury Care and Management
HSPTS 340 - Principles of Weight Training and Conditioning
HSPTS 362 - Biomechanics
HSPTS 364 - Physiology of Exercise
HSPTS 495 - Internship
PSYCH 121 - General Psychology or PSYCH 120 Introduction to Psychology
PSYCH 310 - Developmental Psychology
SOSCI 210 - Social Science Statistics
CHEM 101 - Chemical Principles IA
CHEM 102 - Chemical Principles IIA
PHYS 220 - General Physics I
PHYS 221 - General Physics II
MATH through:
MATH 225 - Calculus and Modeling for Biological Sciences or
MATH 230 - Calculus I
and two semesters of:
BIOL 400 - Senior Seminar

A pre-physical therapy major in HSPTS substitutes courses for:

BIOL 270 - Genetics
BIOL 290 - Principles of Microbiology
BIOL 315 - Research Methods
BIOL 360 - Ecology
BIOL 452 - Cell and Molecular Biology
one semester of:
BIOL 200 - Sophomore Seminar
and two semesters of:
BIOL 400 - Senior Seminar

Notes:

Information regarding this program may be found under the Health and Sports Sciences Department section of this bulletin for those requirements. General education goals for quantitative reasoning, social science, and natural science are met by this major. Students in this major must take two semesters of a single language or demonstrate competency by placing out of the requirement.