Pre-physical Therapy Path
Physical therapists (D.P.T.) work with patients who are recuperating from injuries, illness, and/or surgery to help them regain range of movement and manage pain. For more information on D.P.T., see the Physical Therapy section at this link.
Information about Oswego's cooperative program with SUNY Upstate can be found here.
Starting with your first semester of college, you are accumulating the credentials to apply to DPT programs. Applicants are expected to have:
- Completed a bachelor's degree in any major
- Completed prerequisite course requirements (see below)
- Earn very good grades; overall and science GPAs should be at least a 3.3
- Earn a good score on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
- Obtain individual letters of recommendations, including one from a DPT that you shadowed
Course Requirements
These are the courses at SUNY Oswego that are recommended you complete to meet DPT admissions requirements (note, there is a lot variation in course requirements for DPT programs, here is a link to help you figure out the different programs although you should check directly with the program for the most up to date information):
| Course Requirements | SUNY Oswego Course | Notes |
| One year of Biology | Bio 120 and either Bio 340 or Bio 370 |
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| One year of General (Inorganic) Chemistry | Che 111 (113 lab) and Che 212 (214 lab) |
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| One year of Physics | Phy 111 and 212 or Phy 112 and 213 |
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| One year of Human Anatomy and Physiology | Bio 305 and 306 |
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| One year of English | Eng 102 and either Eng 203, 204, 302, or 304 |
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| One semester of Psychology | Psy 100 |
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| One semester of Statistics | Mat 158 or Mat 179 |
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