1989-1990 Academic Catalog

Prephysical Therapy The prephysical therapy curriculum, an emphasis within the biology major, prepares students for admission to graduate-level schools of physi– cal therapy. 111e courses in the cuniculum generally satisfy the prerequi– sites prescribed by the twenty-seven A.P.T.A.-accredited graduate schools offering masters degrees in physical therapy. Students should contact the specific schools they wish to attend to determine the exact prerequisites for those schools. Physical therapy schools favor students who have gained practical expe– rience in the field. Consequently, prephysical therapy students are encour– aged to gain a minimum of 40 clock hours (100 hours is recmrunended) of experience in assisting a licensed physical therapist prior to the senior year. Though demand for physical therapists is great, competition for admis– sion to physical therapy schools remains fierce. 111e prephysical therapy cuniculum, which satisfies the requirements for a degree in biology, pro– vides students with many health-related, post-graduate study options.1l1ese options include rnedical, dental, osteopathic, opto1netric, chiropractic and graduate schools. Course requirements include: BI0-114 Introduction to Biology ........................................................... 5 BI0-115 General Zoology ..................................................................... 5 BI0-134 General Botany ....................................................................... 5 BI0-200 General Ecology ..................................................................... 5 BI0-238 Microbiology .......................................................................... 5 BI0-306 Genetics .................................................................................. 5 BI0-311 Vertebrate Embryology ............................................................ 5 BI0-316,317 Human Structure and Function ....................................... 10 CHEM-151,152,153 General Chemistry .............................................. 12 CHEM-356 Biochemistry ...................................................................... 5 CHEM-357 Organic Chemistry ............................................................. 5 CIS-100 Introduction to Computers ....................................................... 2 GSCI-440 Seminar ................................................................................ 1 MATH-281,282,283 Analytic Geometry and Calculus .......................... 15 PHYS-271,272,273 General Physics .................................................... 15 PYCH-160 General Psychology ............................................................ 5 PYCH-260 Human Growth and Development ....................................... 4 PYCH-261 Psychological Statistics ....................................................... 4 PYCH-264 Abnonnal Psychology ......................................................... 5 Science andMathematics 159 Reconunended electives include: COM-224 hiterpersonal Collllllunication ............................................... 3 NSG-315 Nutrition of Individuals and Families ...................................... 3 PEA-355,356 Basic and Advanced Athletic Training .............................. 6 PEM-390 Physiology of Exercise .......................................................... 4 PEM-392 Kinesiology ........................................................................... 3 PYCH-263 Psychology ofAging ........................................................... 5 PYCH-372 Psychology of Personality ................................................... 4 John Silvi11s,fon11er researcher/or the United States Department of Agric11/111re and i11stn1ctor ofecology and botany, w1vte Biology Principles and Perspectives, the te.\1book used in the course "Principles ofBiology."