Trinity College

    Pre-Physical Therapy Major

    Major requirements total 51 hours. This includes 16 hours of Biology, 14 hours of Health Sciences, 8 hours of Chemistry, 8 hours of Physics, and 3 hours of Bioethics.

    Required Courses for General Education (12 hrs):

     
          BIO 111         General Biology 4 hrs
          CH 111          General Chemistry I  4 hrs
          MA 121          Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 hrs

    Required Courses (51 hrs):

     

    Biology (16 hrs):

     
          BIO 340         Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 hrs
          BIO 341         Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 hrs
          BIO 410         Biology Seminar 1 hr
    Choose one:  
          BIO 112         Plant and Animal Kingdoms 4 hrs
          BIO 310         Microbiology 4 hrs
          BIO 320         Immunology 4 hrs
          BIO 430         Developmental Biology 4 hrs

    Bioethics (3 hrs):

     
          BE 474X         Introduction to Bioethics 3 hrs

    Health Sciences (16 hrs):

     
          HS 161          Medical Terminology 1 hr
          HS 162          Introduction to Athletic Training 1 hr
          HS 168          Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries 4 hrs
          HS 261          Advanced Techniques and Assessment of Athletic Injuries I 2 hrs
          HS 262          Advanced Techniques and Assessment of Athletic Injuries II 2 hrs
          HS 364          Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Exercise 3 hrs
          HS 366          Therapeutic Modalities and Pharmacology 3 hrs

    Chemistry (8 hrs):

     
          CH 112          General Chemistry II 4 hrs
          CH 203          Essentials of Organic Biochemistry 4 hrs

    Physics (8 hrs):

     
          PHY111-112   General Physics I and II 8 hrs

    Highly Recommended Courses (required by many physical therapy schools):

          *CH 211-212   Organic Chemistry I and II 8 hrs
          HS 165X         Responding to Emergencies and Sport Safety Training  
                               (First Aid and CPR Certification) 3 hrs
          MA 285X        Statistics 4 hrs
    *If taken, the CH 211-212 sequence will substitute for CH 203 above.
    Choose one to three:  
          PSY 335        Human Development: Childhood 3 hrs
          PSY 337        Psychology of Adolescence 3 hrs
          PSY 339        Human Development: Adult 3 hrs

    Recommended Courses (required by some physical therapy schools):

     
          CIS 110          Introduction to Computer Fundamentals 4 hrs
          HPW 228X     Sport and Wellness Psychology 3 hrs
          HS 351X         Biomechanics 3 hrs
          PSY 310        Abnormal Psychology 3 hrs
    Choose one:  
          COM 112       Speech 3 hrs
          COM 350       Forensics I 2 hrs
    Choose one:  
          ENG 210X      Business Communication 3 hrs
          ENG 240X      Writing for the Media I 3 hrs

    Clinical Hours

     
    Requirement varies from 500 to 1,500 hours among physical therapy programs**
          HS 480          Professional Rotation in Health Sciences 1-6 hrs

    **Specified: Volunteer hours must be supervised by a registered physical therapist, preferably in a hospital Physical Therapy Department (i.e., a clinical setting). Some programs require more than one site. May be taken for HS 480 credit. Registration for credit must occur prior to the clinical experience.

     

    Requirements for acceptance vary among physical therapy schools. By the second semester of the freshman year, students should contact possible physical therapy schools for information regarding prerequisite course work required for admission. Courses may then be selected from the recommended courses.

    Updated to 2008-09 Catalog

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