UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Physical Therapy Prerequisite Coursework
The following courses are suggested for fulfillment of the designated prerequisite coursework for
application to the Eastern Washington University Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree Program.
This is not a complete list, and other courses may also fulfill the prerequisites. In some cases,
prerequisites have been modified so that they may be fulfilled with UCSD courses. If you have a
question about fulfillment of our prerequisites please contact Debra Dickerson, Director of
Admissions, (509) 368-6601 or email: ddickerson@mail.ewu.edu Thank you.
Biology
Lower Division Anatomy and Physiology – May be fulfilled by TWO Biology Lower Division
Classes at UCSD – BILD 1, BILD 2, BILD 3, BILD 26 (Human Physiology) or by Biol
212 (Human Anatomy; available at SDSU)
Upper DivisionBiology – 1 class: May be fulfilled by an upper division class in Biology as
described in the Physical Therapy Prerequisite Information Sheet (2/03). Preferred classes are
Developmental Biology (BICD 130 or BICD 132, with labs, BICD 131 or 133; or any upper
division class in Neurobiology); Microbiology – BILD 30 Biomedicine/Microbes; or any upper
division class in Microbiology
Upper Division Physiology – BIPN 100 Mammalian Physiology I; or BIPN 102 Mammalian
Physiology II; BIPN 106 Comparative Physiology; WITH LAB – BIPN 105 Animal
Physiology lab
Chemistry (1 year)
Chemistry – Chemistry with lab (6A, 6B, 6C, with 6BL lab) – or equivalent Chemistry series
Physics ( 1 year)
Physics – Physics with lab (1A, 1B, 1C series or Physics 2 sequence with labs)
Behavioral Science
Any two courses in behavioral including psychology, sociology or anthropology.
Statistics
Any course in statistics is acceptable. BIEB 100, Math 10D, or Psychology 60 will each fulfill
this requirement.
Please note that some courses may have prerequisites or co-requisites. Check the UCSD
Catalog for this information