DPT Prerequisites

(completed in years 1-3 or prior to transfer admission)

Course	Credits
Biology	3 cr
Chemistry I and II each with lab	8 cr
Introduction to Physical Therapy and Medical Terminology**	1 cr
Physics I and II each with lab	8 cr
Statistics	3 cr
Abnormal, Introduction to Life-Span Developmental Psychology for Health Professionals, or Developmental Psychology	3 cr
Anatomy and Physiology	6 cr (3 cr of each is typical)
	32 cr	***

All prerequisite courses for internal and external transfer applicants must be completed within seven years of application except for Physics 2, Anatomy and Physiology, which must be taken within five years of application. It is strongly encouraged that all prerequisite courses be from accredited four-year institutions.   Non-MU courses may be completed in-person or on-line, but in-person courses are strongly recommended.   (Search for classes by Instruction Mode).

For Marquette Direct Admit/Early Assurance and Internal Transfer students, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and/or dual enrollment credits may be applied toward a maximum of four D.P.T. prerequisite courses  with the exception of CHEM 1002, PHYS 1002, Anatomy and Physiology. For External Transfer applicants, AP, IB, and/or dual enrollment credits will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The applicability of these credits toward D.P.T. prerequisite requirements will depend on the undergraduate institution’s credit policies, how the credits were applied toward undergraduate degree requirements, and review by the Department of Physical Therapy.

**Waived for accepted transfer students who will need to document proficiency in medical terminology in lieu of this course. Completion of a programmed text and passing a written departmental test in medical terminology will be done in addition to fourth year coursework to meet the medical terminology requirement.

***A course in motor learning and control is strongly recommended to all students.

Non-Marquette students and graduates must have had 12 semester credits of social sciences and humanities in addition to the above prerequisites.

In the final three years of the program (the professional phase), direct admit under-graduate students complete their bachelor's degree, the DPT course work, and clinical experience. Transfer students with degrees follow the 3 year, 2 summer professional DPT curriculum.