Rebecca Rouse
Health Professions: Pre-Physical Therapy http://www.career.vt.edu/OHPA
Office of Health Professions Advising (OHPA) |
Dr. Judith A. Wubah Smith Career Center (0128) 231-6241 jawubah@vt.edu |
Pre- PT/OT Coordinator |
Dr. Jay Williams (HNFE), 323 Wallace jhwms@vt.edu |
Be sure to meet with your departmental Academic Advisor on a regular basis in addition to the individuals listed above. |
MAJORS INFORMATION |
Any major is acceptable as long as certain specific admission requirements are met. Students should check specific school requirements.
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Common Majors: Biology (BIOL), Business (BUSI), Human, Nutrition, Food and Exercise (HNFE), and Psychology (PSYC). |
SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS |
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Course Number |
Title |
Credits |
Prerequisites |
BIOL 1005, 1015 BIOL 1006, 1016 OR BIOL 1105, 1115 BIOL 1106, 1116 |
General Biology, General Biology Lab OR Principles of Biology, Principles of Biology Lab |
8 |
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CHEM 1035, 1045 (lab) CHEM 1036, 1046 (lab) |
General Chemistry, General Chemistry Lab |
8 |
Must be taken in sequence. |
PHYS 2205, 2215 PHYS 2206, 2216 |
General Physics, General Physics Lab OR PHYS 2305, 2306 Foundations of Physics |
8 |
MATH 1016 MATH 1205 |
BMSP 2135, 2145 BMSP 2136, 2146 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology |
8 |
BIOL 1005,1006 or BIOL 1105, 1106 |
MATH 1015, 1016 or other calculus sequence |
Elementary Calculus with Trigonometry OR Other calculus sequence |
6 |
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ENGL 1105, 1106 |
Freshman English |
6 |
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PSYC 2004 |
Introductory Psychology |
3 |
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STAT 3615 |
Biological Statistics |
3 |
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OTHER COURSES REQUIRED BY SOME SCHOOLS |
Prerequisites |
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BCHM |
Biochemistry |
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BIOL |
Cell and Molecular Biology |
BIOL 1005,1006 or 1105, 1106 CHEM 1016 or 1036 |
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HNFE 3824 |
Kinesiology |
BMSP 2135, 2136 PHYS 2205 or 2305 |
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COMM 2004 |
Public Speaking |
Sophomore standing |
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ENGL 2764 |
Technical Writing |
Junior standing |
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PSYC 3014 |
Abnormal Psychology |
PSYC 2004 |
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SOC |
Sociology |
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BIOL |
Pathology (check school for specific course requirement) |
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) or INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) INFORMATION |
Please check with the schools of interest for specific information. |
COMMUNITY COLLEGE / SUMMER COURSES INFORMATION |
It is generally NOT recommended to take these prerequisite courses over the summer. Health professional schools prefer the courses to be taken at a four-year institution with a normal academic load. Please check the schools of interest for additional information on their requirements. |
GET INVOLVED!! VT Student Organizations, Courses, and Opportunities |
Course: UH 2004: Careers in Medicine 1 credit, sophomore or higher (Fall only) Office of Health Professions Advising http://www.career.vt.edu/OHPA Physical Therapy Club- http://www.physicaltherapy.org.vt.edu/ |
INFORMATION SESSIONS |
Health Professions Group Information Sessions: Twice per week in the Smith Career Center Online registration required, there will be specific sessions for Freshmen/Sophomores and Juniors/Seniors. Check the Office of Health Professions Advising website frequently for dates and times. |
APPLICATION & ADMISSION INFORMATION |
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OTHER RESOURCES |
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Regional Course Requirements by School:
School |
Minimum GPA |
GRE |
Clinical Hours |
Hampton |
3.0 overall 2.8 science |
Required Scores should reflect 4.0 Analytical writing; verbal + math > 900 |
40 |
Marymount |
3.0 overall 3.0 science |
Required Scores not specified |
40 |
Old Dominion |
3.0 overall |
Required Scores not specified |
80 |
Shenandoah
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Minimum 2.8 for all prerequisite courses |
Required Scores not specified. |
100 |
Lynchburg College
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Minimum 3.0 overall Minimum 3.0 science |
Required. Scores not specified |
40 |
George Washington |
Prefers 3.0 overall; not a set minimum. |
Reviews applicant as a “whole” but prefers GRE of 500 verbal. |
Not specified |
Howard |
3.0 in required coursework; 3.0 science GPA. Grade of C or better in required courses. |
Not required |
80; at least 20 in acute care |
Duke |
Previous year: Overall 3.56.; natural science GPA, 3.47. Grade of C or better in prerequisite courses. |
Required. Previous year: verbal, 58.57 percentile; quantitative, 61.94 percentile; and writing, 56.31 percentile |
Not specified. Need “adequate exploration of the profession” |
The Office of Health Professions Advising at Virginia Tech assists students and alumni pursuing a health care career in medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, chiropractic, occupational therapy, nursing, physician's assistant, veterinary medicine, or other graduate health professions.
Any student or alumnus/alumna of Virginia Tech, regardless of major, can use the services of OHPA. Although the majority of health professions students major in a science field, it is not required.
Students should meet with their departmental Academic Advisor on a regular basis to ensure requirements are being met for graduation. The Office of Health Professions Advising is an important complem