CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
The following courses at Central Washington University will best fulfill the prerequisites for application
to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree (DPT) Program at Eastern Washington University. For
individual questions, please contact Debra Dickerson at (509) 828-1354, or via email at
ddickerson@ewu.edu
Anatomy:
EXSC 350 and 350LAB – Gross Anatomy
OR
BIOL 355 – Human Anatomy and Physiology (part l) AND
BIOL 356 – Human Anatomy and Physiology (part 2)
Physiology:
EXSC 351 and 351LAB – Physiology
OR
BIOL 355 – Human Anatomy and Physiology (part l) AND
BIOL 356 – Human Anatomy and Physiology (part 2)
One additional upper division course in human, animal, or exercise physiology (recommended courses
below):
EXSC 450 – Physiology of Exercise
BIOL 457 – Fundamentals of Neuroscience
One advanced course in biology or zoology (recommended courses below):
EXSC 370 - Biomechanics
BISC 322 – Introduction to Microbiology
BIOL 323 – Microbiology
BIOL 354 – Vertebrate Embryology
BIOL 430 – Cell Biology
Chemistry
General Chemistry 181, 182, and 183 with labs, 181 LAB, 182 LAB, 183 LAB
Physics
Introductory Physics 111, 112, 113 with labs, 111LAB, 112 LAB, 113LAB
Behavioral Science
Any two courses in behavioral science including psychology, sociology and anthropology
Statistics
Any course in statistics, such as BIOL 213, PSY 362, or MATH 311
Please contact Dr. Vince Nethery in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Sciences at CWU (509-9631940; netheryv@cwu.edu ) for more information on pre-physical therapy preparation.
7/2/2016