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Biology/Pre-Physical Therapy Concentration BPT

Required Courses		Credit Hours
General Education
This degree requires completion of the General Education requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree. Details of these requirements are delineated on the General Education website. Courses listed below as program/major required courses with the indicators: C, S, Z, R, G, may also be used to satisfy some of these general education requirements.
Program
BIOL 121	General Biology 1 *Z	4
BIOL 122	General Biology 2 *Z	4
BIOL 321	Human Physiology and Anatomy 1*Z	4
BIOL 322	Human Physiology and Anatomy 2*Z	4
BIOL 108	Medical Microbiology*Z	3
BIOL 300	Pathophysiology*Z	3
CHEM 121	General Chemistry 1 *Z	5
CHEM 122	General Chemistry 2 *Z	5
CHEM 214	Fund of Organic Chemistry *Z	4
CHEM 324	Fundamentals of Biochemistry*Z	3
MATH 130	Adv Algebra & Analytical Trig	4
MATH 251	Statistics for the Life Sciences	3
PHYS 211	Introductory Physics	4
PHYS 212	Introductory Physics 2*Z	4
CAHS 205	Child Care Food & Nutrition	3
COMM 121	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
EDPE 338	Biomechanics	3
ISYS 105	Intro Micro Sys & Software	3
PHIL 320	Biomedical Ethics *C	3
PSYC 150	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSYC 226	Lifespan Human Dev* RS	3
PSYC 422	Abnormal Psychology * RS	3
RMLS 122	Responding to Emergencies	2
SOCY 121	Introductory Sociology* RS	3
Choose one:
ENGL 311	Advanced Technical Writing	3
OR
ENGL 321	Advanced Composition	3
Consult your advisor for additional coursework neccessary to achieve the 121 minimum credits including general education to complete the B.S. in Applied Biology.

Why Choose Pre-Physical Therapy?

The Pre-Physical Therapy program has been developed to prepare students for admission to the six professional Physical Therapy programs in Michigan. These programs are generally three years long and award a bachelor's degree after one year and a master's degree after three years. The successful candidate not only has excellent grades in preparatory course work, but also has several hundred hours of documented observational or work experience in a physical therapy setting.

The Pre-Physical Therapy program takes about three years to complete and can lead to an associate in science degree. Proper course selection during the optional fourth year can lead to a bachelor of science degree in Biology.

Get a Great Job

Physical therapists are in high demand and play a key role in helping patients gain mobility and strength after surgery or accident trauma. The future for physical therapists is very bright. With people living longer, joint replacement surgery has become very common and with it the need for compassionate and well-trained physical therapists.

Admission Requirements

First year student admission is open to high school graduates (or equivalent) who demonstrate academic preparedness, maturity and seriousness of purpose with educational backgrounds appropriate to their chosen program of study. High school courses and grade point average, ACT composite score, and ACT reading and mathematics subscores will be considered in the admission and placement process. Transfer students must have at least 12 credits at the time of application with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA including an English and mathematics course, or they must provide their high school records and ACT scores for admission review.

Graduation Requirements

The Pre-Physical Therapy program at Ferris can lead to a bachelor of science degree. Graduation requires a minimum 2.0 GPA overall and a minimum of 121 credits including completion of all general education requirements as outlined on the General Education website. No grade lower than a 'C-' is acceptable in the Biology major.

More Information

Department of Biology
Ferris State University
820 Campus Drive/ASC 2004
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Phone: 231-591-2550