Pre-Physical Therapy

As a Lindenwood University pre-physical therapy student, you will typically major in exercise science or biological sciences. Physical therapy schools may have a variety of prerequisite courses; however, typical prerequisite courses for physical therapy schools are:

• BSC 22700 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BSC 22800 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• BSC 24200 Introduction to Biodiversity and BSC 24300 Introduction to Biodiversity Laboratory
• BSC 24400 Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology
• CHM 23000 General Chemistry 1
• CHM 23100 General Chemistry 2 & CHM 24100 General Chemistry 2 laboratory
• CHM 23200 General Chemistry 3 & CHM 24200 General Chemistry 3 laboratory
• MTH 14100 Basic Statistics
• MTH 15200 Pre-calculus: Elementary Functions (prerequisite for PHY 25100)
• PHY 25100 Introduction to Physics I
• PHY 25200 Introduction to Physics II
• PSY 10000 Principles of Psychology
• PSY 30300 Abnormal Psychology

While these are generally the prerequisite courses for a majority of physical therapy schools, if you have specific physical therapy schools in mind, it is recommended that you should work with your advisor to make sure that you complete any specific prerequisite courses that are required by that school.

Additionally, the exercise science department has a physical therapy articulation agreement with Rockhurst University that can assist in your transition to physical therapy school after the completion of your undergraduate degree. For more information regarding pre-physical therapy, visit here.

Professional Resources

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)

American Physical Therapy Association

Missouri Physical Therapy Association

Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service (PTCAS)

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)