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Psychology Pre-Physical Therapy Major
Psychology Pre-Physical Therapy Major
Special curricula are available in both the Department of Psychology and the Department of Zoological and Biomedical Sciences for individuals who plan to apply to a professional school of physical therapy. The curriculum offered by the Department of Psychology is heavily oriented toward coursework in psychology and the natural sciences.
The following program will not prepare you to complete a degree in biological sciences. If you are not accepted into the physical therapy program but desire to pursue a career in medicine or certain allied health fields, you should consider a major from the programs offered in biological sciences and chemistry, or from those offered through the College of Health and Human Services.
Students should include the following among the courses they complete.
Freshman
| CHEM 121, 122, 123* | Principles of Chemistry |
| ENG151 | Freshman Composition |
| MATH 163A, B | Calculus |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology |
| PSY 221 | Statistics |
| PT 259A | Introduction to Physical Therapy |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology |
| BIOS 170, 171 | Introduction to Zoology |
Sophomore-Junior
| PHYS 201, 202 | Introduction to Physics |
| PSY 226 | Research Methods |
| PSY 273 | Child and Adolescent Psychology |
| PSY 312 | Physiological Psychology |
| PSY 332 | Abnormal Psychology |
| BIOS 302 | Human Anatomy (soph) |
| BIOS 345, 346 | Human Physiology and Lab (soph) |
| BIOS 352 | Biomechanics |
| or PESS 302 | Biomechanics (must be section for pre-physical therapy majors) |
| BIOS 445, 446 | Physiology of Exercise, Lab |
| PHIL 101 | Fundamentals of Philosophy |
| PHIL 130 | Introduction to Ethics |
| or PHIL 331 | Moral Problems in Medicine |
| ENG 305J | Technical Writing (jr) |
| or ENG 308J | Adv. Composition (jr) |
| BIOS 402 | Human Neuroscience (not required by Ohio University's School of Physical Therapy but may required for admission to other programs) |
Junior-Senior
| PSY 374 | Adulthood and Aging |
| one of: | |
| PSY 201 | Sensation and Perception |
| PSY 203 | Learning |
| PSY 304 | Human Learning |
| PSY 308 | Human Judgment and Decision Making |
| PSY 327 | Human Psychophysiology |
| one of: | |
| PSY 233 | Psychology of Personality |
| PSY 351 | Clinical and Counseling Psychology |
| PSY 380 | Psychology of Health and Illness |
| PSY 430 | Psychoactive Drugs |
| one of: | |
| PSY 275 | Educational Psychology |
| PSY 315 | Behavior Genetics and Individual Differences |
| PSY 376 | Psychological Disorders of Childhood |
| two of: | |
| PSY 261 | Industrial and Organizational Psychology |
| PSY 336 | Social Psychology |
| PSY 337 | Social Psych. Of Justice |
