The Pre-Physician Assistant area of emphasis is designed for students wishing to apply for professional physical therapy programs.  Adding this area of emphasis may require students to take beyond 15 hours per semester or to take summer classes in order to complete their degree program in four years. 

Course Requirements

  - General Education Course

  - Milestone course: a key success marker for your major. See your advisor to discuss the importance of this course in your plan of study.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
CHM 355	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHM 356	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHM 361	Intro Organic Chm Lab	3
Microbiology: 4-5 hours of BSC 302 and 304, OR 4 hours of BSC 250 and BSC 250L.		4-5
Total Credit Hours		13-14

Semester Plan

  - General Education Course

  - Milestone course: a key success marker for your major. See your advisor to discuss the importance of this course in your plan of study.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Semester		Credit Hours
HS 200	Comp Medical Terminology (CT)	3
HS 201	Intro Appl Anat & Physiol	3
ENG 101	Beginning Composition	3
MTH 121	Concepts and Applications (CT) (or higher)	3
FYS 100	First Yr Sem Critical Thinking	3
UNI 100	Freshman First Class	1
	Credit Hours	16
Second Semester
BSC 227	Human Anatomy	3
BSC 227L	Human Anatomy Lab	1
ENG 201	Advanced Composition	3
PSY 201	Introductory Psychology (CT)	3
Fine Arts Elective		3
CMM 103	Fund Speech-Communication	3
CHM 211  & CHM 217	Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chem Lab I 1	5
	Credit Hours	21
Second Year
First Semester
BSC 228	Human Physiology	3
BSC 228L	Human Physiology Lab	1
ESS 215	Intro to Exercise Science	3
HS 222	Hlth Prov First Aid/CPR/AED	3
PSY 223	Elem Behavioral Stat	3
Restricted Elective		3
CHM 212  & CHM 218	Principles Chemistry II and Principles of Chem Lab II 1	5
	Credit Hours	21
Second Semester
HS 365	Functional Kinesiology	3
HS 365L	Functional Kinesiology Lab	1
HS 410	Organ Admin in Kines	3
BSC 120	Principles of Biology I	3
BSC 120L	Principles of Biology I Lab	1
DTS 210	Nutrition	3
	Credit Hours	14
Third Year
First Semester
ESS 345	Exercise Physiology	3
PSY 440	Physiological Psychology	3
BSC 121	Principles of Biology II	3
BSC 121L	Prin of Biology II Lab	1
Restricted Elective		3
Humanities Elective		3
CHM 355	Organic Chemistry I 1	3
	Credit Hours	19
Second Semester
ESS 386	Adult Fitness	3
ESS 478	Energy Sources Body Comp	3
Restricted Elective		3
CHM 356	Organic Chemistry II 1	3
CHM 361	Intro Organic Chm Lab	3
	Credit Hours	15
Fourth Year
First Semester
ESS 375	Fitness Assess & Exerc Prescr	3
ESS 442	Princ of Strength & Cond	3
ESS 443	Prin of Strength Cond Lab	1
SOC 200	Understanding Society (CT)	3
Microbiology: 4-5 hours of BSC 302 and 304, OR 4 hours of BSC 250 and BSC 250L.		4-5
	Credit Hours	14-15
Second Semester
ESS 491	Internship Exercise Science	6
HP 240	Intro to Human Diseases in HS	3
Restricted Elective		3
	Credit Hours	12
	Total Credit Hours	132-133

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May be taken in Summer.