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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Three (3) applications are REQUIRED to apply for the Master's of Physical Therapy program.

#1 CSU Office of Graduate Studies' Graduate Application due November 30, 2009new

#2 PTCAS Application due January 15, 2010

#3 MPT Supplemental Application due January 15, 2010

Acceptable course substitutes
from other colleges and universities

Listed below are acceptable course substitutes for the required fourteen (14) prerequisites needed to apply for Fall 2010 enrollment consideration.  Click on the prerequisite hyperlinks to review courses from other colleges and universities already approved by the Admissions Committee. If a course you wish to use is not listed, it has not yet been approved as a prerequisite. If you wish to apply to have a course approved as a prerequisite that is not listed, complete a Request for Substitution of Prerequisite Course Form. If the Request for Substitution of Prerequisite Course is approved, the course will be added to the acceptable substitute list. Prerequisite courses must have been completed at an accredited college or university with a minimum grade of “C” or better. Course grades below a “C” (including a “C-“) will not be accepted. Request for Substitution of Prerequisite Course forms must be submitted by mail to the Physical Therapy Department prior to the submission of your application and no later than December 1, 2009.

NOTE: Three (3) quarters of coursework equals two (2) semesters of coursework for the chemistry and physics prerequisites.

Additional search resources: CSUS Catalog, California Articulation Number System and ASSIST to find equivalencies at California community colleges.

Prerequisite Course Worksheet


CSUS Prerequisite Course Descriptions

Prerequisite Courses Required
to apply for Fall 2010
enrollment consideration

CSUS
course

Semester Units

Human Anatomy with Lab*

 

 

Introductory Human Anatomy or

BIO 22 or

4.0

Human Anatomy and Physiology I and

BIO 25 and

4.0

Human Anatomy and Physiology II or

BIO 26 or

4.0

Advanced Human Anatomy

BIO 122

4.0

 

 

 

Human Physiology with Lab*

 

 

Systemic Physiology or

BIO 131 or

4.0

Human Anatomy and Physiology I and

BIO 25 and

4.0

Human Anatomy and Physiology II

BIO 26

4.0

 

 

 

Introductory Psychology

 

 

Introductory Psychology: Basic Processes or

PSYC 1 or

3.0

Introductory Psychology: Individual and Social Processes

PSYC 5

3.0

 

 

 

One (1) additional psychology course of the following:

 

 

Child Psychology or

PSYC 148 or

3.0

Psych Aspects of Aging or

PSYC 150 or

3.0

Psych Aspects of Death & Dying or

PSYC 151 or

3.0

Abnormal Psychology

PSYC 168

3.0

 

 

 

Statistics

 

 

Introduction to Statistics or

STAT 1 or

3.0

Statistics and Research for Social Workers

STAT 50

4.0

 

 

 

Public Speaking

 

 

Introduction to Public Speaking

COMS 4

3.0

 

 

 

Chemistry I with Lab

 

 

General Chemistry I or

CHEM 1A or

5.0

Introduction to General Chemistry

CHEM 6A

5.0

 

 

 

Chemistry II with Lab

 

 

General Chemistry II or

CHEM 1B or

5.0

Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry

CHEM 6B

5.0

 

 

 

Physics I with Lab

 

 

General Physics: Mechanics, Heat, Sound

PHYS 5A

4.0

 

 

 

Physics II with Lab

 

 

General Physics: Light, Electricity and Magnetism, Modern Physics

PHYS 5B

4.0

 

 

 

Kinesiology with Lab*

 

 

Kinesiology or

KINS 151 or

3.0

Biomechanics

KINS 151A

3.0

 

 

 

Physiology of Exercise with Lab*

 

 

Physiology of Exercise

KINS 152

3.0

 

 

 

Pathophysiology*

PT or NURS 130

2.0

 

 

 

Pharmacology*

NURS 14

2.0

* Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology must have been completed within the last ten (10) years at the time of enrollment to the MPT program.


Advanced Academic Courses
If you have completed any of the following courses by January 15, 2010, extra admissions points will be given if course grade earned is a "C" or better.

Recommended (but not required)
prerequisite courses

CSUS
course

Semester Units

 

 

 

Advanced Human Anatomy with Lab

BIO 122

4.0

 

 

 

Neuroanatomy with Lab

BIO 123

3.0

 

 

 

Neurophysiology with Lab

BIO 132

3.0


MPT Program Essential Functions and Technical Standards


LINKS

Application Requirements

Prerequisite Courses Required

Prerequisite Course Worksheet

CSUS Prerequisite Course Descriptions

Approved courses from Davis/Roseville/Sacramento/Stockton/Woodland/Yolo colleges and universities

Acceptable course substitutes from other colleges and universities

Request for Course Substitution Form

How to Apply

MPT Program Overview

GRE Reporting Codes:
School Code: 4671
Dept. Code: 0619