Course requirements vary widely by program. Research your schools’ course requirements when planning your Sewanee schedule. Some schools require three courses in psychology, while others require one or even none. Nearly all DPT programs require coursework in anatomy & physiology, biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and statistics. Mathematics, exercise physiology, medical terminology, English, communication, humanities, and other courses may also be required.
To develop competencies in the sciences, the following courses are recommended for Sewanee pre-physical therapy students (individual physical therapy school requirements may vary).
One Year of Biology with Laboratory + Human Anatomy and Physiology -
Note that BIOL133 and BIOL233 are non-lab courses that are pre-requisites for upper level biology lab courses that are required or highly recommended.
BIOL 133 Introductory Molecular Biology and Genetics
BIOL 233 Intermediate Cell and Molecular Biology
Highly recommended BIOL laboratory courses that may fulfill course requirements:
BIOL 223 Genetics (Lab)
BIOL 243 Molecular Methods (Lab)
BIOL 340 Microbiology (Lab)
Highly recommended BIOL courses needed for most schools:
BIOL 270 Human Anatomy (Lab)
BIOL 314 General and Human Physiology (Lab)
- BIOL 203 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (Lab)
- BIOL 224 Genetics
- BIOL 229 Biology of Human Reproduction
- BIOL 232 Human Health and the Environment
- BIOL 275 Histology and Microanatomy (Lab)
- BIOL 280 Molecular Genetics (Lab)
- BIOL 312 General and Human Physiology
- BIOL 318 Molecular Revolutions in Medicine
- BIOL 319 Cancer Cell Biology (Lab/320 no Lab)
- BIOL 322 Genes and Behavior
- BIOL 323 Environment and Development
- BIOL 300 Biology of Aging (Lab/325 no Lab)
- BIOL 331 Immunology
- BIOL 333 Developmental Biology (Lab/334 no Lab)
- BIOL 389 Epigenetics (Lab/388 no Lab)
One Year of Chemistry with Laboratory -
Sewanee offers one semester of General Chemistry. To satisfy the second semester of chemistry, most students will need an additional course.
CHEM 120 General Chemistry (Lab) or CHEM 150 Advanced General Chemistry (Lab)
Additional inorganic chemistry courses that will satisfy the second semester of chemistry for most schools that require an additional course:
CHEM 210 Solution and Solid State Chemistry (Lab)
CHEM 308 Inorganic Chemistry (Lab)
CHEM 352 Thermodynamics and Kinetics (Lab)
One Year of Physics with Laboratory -
Either Physics 101 followed by Physics 102, or Physics 103 followed by Physics 104, will provide a full year of physics with laboratory.
PHYS 101 General Physics I (Lab) and PHYS 102 General Physics II (Lab)
PHYS 103 Modern Mechanics (Lab) and PHYS 104 Electric and Magnetic Interactions (Lab)
One Semester of Statistics -
STAT 204 Elementary Statistics
One Semester of Psychology -
Many physical therapy schools require one semester of psychology, although some schools require additional semesters.
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology (Lab)
PSYC 101 Principles of Psychology
