The Pre-Physical Therapy certificate satisfies prerequisite coursework for most graduate-level programs in this field.  This certificate program offers students the opportunity to complete the required foundational sciences, social science, and statistics coursework.  The certificate focuses on providing students who want to apply to a graduate-level Physical Therapy program certified by the American Physical Therapy Association.

Program Level Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

1.  Name the basic structures of the human body.
2. Use a variety of experimental and analytical techniques.
3. Apply statistical modeling to data sets in the social and behavioral sciences.

Review Graduation Requirements and Program Maps.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Required Courses
BIOL G220	Human Anatomy	4
BIOL G225	Human Physiology	4
PSYC G100	Introduction to Psychology	3
STAT G160	Introduction to Statistics	4-6
or STAT G160S	Introduction to Statistics
or PSYC G140	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
or SOC G125	Introduction to Statistics in Sociology
or ECON G160	Statistics for Business and Economics
Select one science sequence:
Biology:
BIOL G180	Cell and Molecular Biology	5
Option 1:
BIOL G182	Zoology	4
BIOL G183	Botany	4
Option 2:
BIOL G186	Diversity of Organisms	5
Chemistry:
CHEM G180	General Chemistry A	5
CHEM G185	General Chemistry B	5
Physics Option 1:
PHYS G120	Algebra Based Physics: Mechanics	4
PHYS G125	Algebra Based Physics: Electricity/Magnetism	4
Physics Option 2:
PHYS G185	Calculus Based Physics: Mechanics	4
PHYS G280	Calculus Based Physics: Electricity/Magnetism	4
Total Units		22-30