What Do You Major in and Then Get a Master’s Degree in to Become a Physical Therapist?

Question by Ian B: What do you major in and then get a master’s degree in to become a physical therapist?
It doesn’t seem like any schools actually offer a “physical therapy” major.

Best answer:

Answer by junior
There isn’t such a thing.

It doesn’t matter what you major in, as long as you do the required prerequisites, which you can find on your PT program of choice’s website.

My college offers the option of majoring in physiology then doing an advanced DPT, which is the doctorate, as a physiology major will often have the classes you need.

You could get your master’s degree in physical therapy assistant, but getting the DPT (doctorate of physical therapy) only takes one more year and makes you an official physical therapist.

Answer by Patty (A Librarian)
Here’s some information from the Occupational Outlook Handbook which should help:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos080.htm

Here are some examples of college programs:
http://ptrehab.medschool.ucsf.edu/
http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/pt/

You can look for other college programs at the Peterson’s site:
http://www.petersons.com/gradchannel/code/search.asp

American Physical Therapy Association site:
http://www.apta.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
(look under education programs)

Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
https://www.fsbpt.org/index.asp
(each state has its own licensure requirements)

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