Area F Guidelines: Physical Therapy
Area F for majors within Physical Therapy courses taken as part of a combined B.S./M.S. Degree or as a prerequisite for the M.P.T. or M.S. Degrees in Physical Therapy consists of 18 hours of lower division (1000- and 2000-level) courses which are prerequisite biological, physical and social sciences.
REQUIRED
| General Chemistry 1 * (if not taken in Area D) | 4 hours |
| General Chemistry 2 (if not taken in Area D) | 4 hours |
| General Physics 1 (non-calculus) [if General Chemistry 1 taken in Area D] | 4 hours |
| General Physics 2 (non-calculus)[if General chemistry 2 taken in Area D] | 4 hours |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 4 hours |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 | 4 hours |
| General Psychology** | 2 hours |
| TOTAL | 18 hours |
* Students have the option in Area D in the science option for a lab science sequence from one of the following course sequences: General biology 1 & 2, General Chemistry 1 & 2, or Calculus Physics 1 & 2. Students will be advised to take General Chemistry 1 & 2 in Area D. If students take General Chemistry in Area D, they will take non-calculus Physics 1 & 2 in Area F and will have the option to take electives in the major. However,
- If students take General Biology 1 & 2 in Area D, students will take General Chemistry in Area F and non-calculus Physics 1 & 2 in the major.
- If students take calculus Physics 1 & 2 in Area D, calculus Physics will substitute for non-calculus Physics and the student will take General Chemistry 1 & 2 in Area F. The students will then have the option to take electives in the major.
** Two (2) semester hours of the three (3) semester hour general psychology course will be credited toward Area F in the core requirements while one (1) semester hour will be credited toward major requirements.