UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
The following courses at the Utah Valley University will fulfill the prerequisites for application to the
DPT Program at Eastern Washington University. For individual questions, please contact Debra
Dickerson at (509) 368-6601, or via email at ddickerson@mail.ewu.edu
Updated 10/10/05: NOTE: These recommended courses have been updated and represent the
requirements for students applying for September 2006 admission or later. Note that some courses
may have prerequisites required at your university:
Lower Division Anatomy
ZOOL 2320 – Human Anatomy
Lower Division Physiology:
ZOOL 2420 – Human Physiology
Upper Division Biology
As Examples: (one of the courses below)
ZOOL 3100 – Vertebrate Zoology
ZOOL 4700 Advanced Anatomy
BIOL 3500 – Genetics
BIOL 3550 – Molecular Biology
BIOL 3400 – Biology
PES 3730 Biomechanics
OR Another upper division biology course as described in Physical Therapy Prerequisite
Information Sheet
Upper Division Physiology
As Examples: (one of the courses below)
ZOOL 4400 – Pathophysiology
ZOOL 3700/PES 3700– Exercise Physiology
ZOOL 4750 Human Physiology A Cell Biology Approach
Chemistry
CHEM 1210 and 1215 Principles of Chemistry I and Lab
CHEM 1220 and 1225 Principles of Chemistry II and Lab
Physics
PHYS 2010 and 2015 College Physics I and Lab
PHYS 2020 and 2025 College Physics II and Lab
Behavioral Science
Any two courses in behavioral science including psychology, sociology and anthropology
Statistics
Any statistics class, for example:
MATH 1040 – Introduction to Statistics
3/8/2016