Physical Therapy Major: Best Undergraduate Degree for PT School 

I was going through the same situation and this video helped me a lot. I am very thankful to you.

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I was researching about this and just couldn't believe that someone with an undergraduate degree in Psychology can apply for PT major since those courses are extremely different in their very foundation. If the undergraduate degree doesn't matter why does it exist in first place? I'm a PT from Brazil, got my BA deg in 2000, got my residency done in physical therapy in ICU in 2002, got my MS and Doc, worked in that specialty for 7 years, and taught in the field for 16 years. Here, depending on the university, it takes between 4.5 - 5 years to get a BA on PT. Since the first year, all the courses we take, from Biology to Anatomy, are directed towards physical therapy. The law also guarantees that basic internships in a large variety of specialties are provided by the universities in the last 2 years of the entire BA course so the student can get a taste of each specialty and decide which one he'll want to specialize after the BA ends, indeed my internship in ICU is what made me choose that specialty (this is done via partnerships between the universities and public and private hospitals, some universities even have their own hospitals). I was comparing the courses I took with those of several PT schools in the US and the curriculum here is much broader than there (Fundamentals of Surgery, Physical Therapy for Prevention and Ergonomy, Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor, Physical Therapy in Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation are some that I haven't seen in most graduate PT programs there). I wonder why the universities don't offer those courses to students instead of making them waste 4 years with many that are not really important. We also have the option of going to a public PT school (we have federal and state universities that offer the course) and the student pays NOTHING to get a BA, MD, Doc and PhD in them ( he just needs to be approved in a series of exams to get into them).This is a curriculum of a BA in Physical Therapy of a federal university in the state of São Paulo: translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fuspdigital.usp.br%2Fjupiterweb%2FlistarGradeCurricular%3Fcodcg%3D17%26codcur%3D17100%26codhab%3D4%26tipo%3DN&sandbox=1 Indeed the public universities here are on the top of the rank of the country because not only they offer higher education and research but also Extension (a program where students apply their knowledge in form of preventive measures, supervised evaluation/ treatment of the community and other related activities). Even while getting the BA in PT, students can enroll in research programs that are financed by the government and they get paid for it. I can't believe how much debt people need to put themselves into in order to get a PT degree in the US, a country that's rich and could offer that if the politicians truly wanted to do so. This system of undergraduate is just insane and designed to take people's money and sink those who don't have it in debt in my opinion. The MPT in the US is a short, summarized version of our BA here.

Hi Tim I have a bachelor degree in IT does that mean I can apply for master in PT as long as I finish the prerequisites or should I go for another bachelor in PT ?

I am studying in Europe so our education systems differ, but I have a “major” (4years) in communications and now I am finishing my first year in PT school (4 years). In my case, not having previous knowledge made me study far more than my peers (biology and biophysics being the hardest ones for me). I came from a family full of lawyers, so my background was pure social sciences. If you are like me, I encourage you to become a PT. I swear that now my knowledge has improved vastly due to being exposed to health sciences. I feel far more versatile than my peers, that do not like to read, struggle with English classes/materials and sweat when there is an oral presentation or a clinic case simulation.

this is my goal towards being a pt im going to be majoring in communications im going to take the pre requisites for physical therapy apply for an intern rt before i graduate get my comms degree afterwards do i just apply for the pt programs? and go from there ? is there anytthing else that I need to complete?

I’m a Mechanical Engineering major at the moment, but recently physical therapy has seemed to peak my interest. I like working with people and having a connection with people. How would I just go about applying with an engineering degree ?(let’s hope I get it) just take an online class here and there? At least just the required ones. Thanks in advance nice video

What’s the highest degree you can earn to be a physical therapist?

Hi Tim can you help me with NPTE study guide

So my uní doesn’t have kinesiology or exercise science as an undergrad , I’m between physical education or recreational therapy , which one do you think would better prepare me for PT school

My undergraduate degree was in history and education. Made a career change to PT after taking all the prerequisites.

Where and how to get required courses?

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can i contact u by any means via email or something..... it would be a big help if u give me a few advices and suggestions

I have a B.A Bachelor and a M.A. in communications and currently applying to a PTA associate degree...is this ok if I whant to go to PT school?

How about PTA as my undergrad?

Would this apply to those who’s majoring Mechanical Engineering Technology?

I need help! Im finishing Bachelors degree in Business and I really want to study PT! Obviously I need some basics for it but I have no idea if there are online courses equivalent to collage courses that can help me to get in PT studies in the University.

Hi I have a question. I have a 2.1 BA hons degree in a non science subject from a British University. I want to become a Physiotherapist. Would it be worthwhile to go back an md do another bachelors degree (BSC) or should I aim to do a masters in Physiotherapy (MSc) ?? Thanks for your help. ALSO, when you say you had a degree in business and then applied to “PT school”, does that mean you applied for a masters degree in Physiotherapy?

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how about a major in psychology?

I’m also in college for Business but want to go to PT school! Did you just take the required prerequisites as an addition to your Business degree? How does this work? Thanks in advance!

Can I apply to med school with a degree in physiotherapy in US

Since I am a psychologist and not going to PT school, how about helping me with my spine? LOL! No, seriously, will you?

can I get in with a bachelors in criminal justice? I nearly have my degree, but I decided I want to be a physical therapist.

Hello , i have done 3 years bachelors degree in science from india. My major courses were physics, chemistry and biology. Can i meet the eligibility criteria for pt school ?

dang I love biology though haha

Hi. I would like to ask, I have also non health science bachelor’s degree, I’m planning to do my prerequisites but some schools they cant accept me to take some Physics class and other class as I need to finish some courses that requires me to do DPT Prerequisites. Did you also take that besides DPT Prerequisites? Thank you. God bless

Are you technically a doctor?

Biomedical engineering

Watched this too late