Pre-Physical Therapy Advising Checklist
UNO offers the prerequisite courses for admission into the Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program.
That degree is offered at the LSU Health Sciences Center Department of Physical Therapy. To be
eligible for admission, you must have a bachelor's degree (in any field) and have passed the specific
prerequisite courses below. This handout specifically covers the UNO course equivalents to the
prerequisites covered in the LSUHSC PT handout. Full degree description is available here:
http://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/physicaltherapy/
Course #
Course Description
(total hours required)
UNO course
Human Anatomy (3)
Human A&P I
BIOS 1303
3
Human Physiology (3)
Human A&P II
BIOS 1313
3
Chemistry with Lab (8)
General Chemistry I
CHEM 1017
3
General Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 1007
1
General Chemistry II
CHEM 1018
3
General Chemistry II Lab
CHEM 1018
1
General Physics I
PHYS 1031
3
General Physics I Lab
PHYS 1033
1
General Physics II
PHYS 1032
3
General Physics II Lab
PHYS 1034
1
Statistics
Statistics
3
Mathematics, algebra and above,
(6)
Algebra
MATH 2314
or PSYC 1310
MATH 1115 or
MATH 1125
MATH 1116 or
MATH 1126
MATH 2107
Physics with Lab (8)
Trigonometry
Calculus
Biology/Zoology (lab based) (8)
Corresponding Labs to above
/'
Advanced Biology (3)
Credit Hours
of class
3
3
3
3
3
Form and Function,
Cell and Molecular Biology,
Microbiology and Human
Disease,
Biodiversity
BIOS 1083
BIOS 2114
BIOS 2743
3
4
3
BIOS 1073
3
Form and Function Lab,
Cell and Molecular Biology,
Microbiology and Human
Disease Lab,
Biodiversity Lab
BIOS 1081
BIOS 2114
BIOS 2741
1
1
1
Any Advanced
BIOS
BIOS 1071
3
Course Description
(total hours required)
Psychology (6)
can be any, but a few are
mentioned here
UNO course
General Psychology
Personal Adjustment
Human Sexual Behavior
Child Psychology
Adolescent Psychology
Adult Development and Aging
Abnormal Psychology
Lifespan Development Psych
English Composition (6)
Advanced English Composition,
Technical Writing or
Exposition (Literature and poetry
Introduction to Non-Fiction
Writing
Technical Writing
Course #
Credit Hours
PSYC 1000
PSYC 1500
PSYC 1520
PSYC 2110
PSYC 2120
PSYC 2130
PSYC 4530
PSYC 4100
3
ENGL 1157
ENGL 1158
ENGL 2151
3
3
3
ENGL2152
3
FTCA 2650
3
courses ARE NOT acceptable as meeting
composition requirement.) (3)
Public Speaking (3)
Please direct questions to
Dr. Jacqueline Nesbit
Room 230 Biology Bldg
Phone: 504-280-6642
E-mail: jbnesbit@uno.edu
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