Admission Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences—Physical Therapy Pathway (BS/DPT)First-year applicants can view their admission requirements on the Undergraduate Applicants page.
Students with 12 or more college credits may transfer in to the first or second year of the program. Courses must have been completed at a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C or better for transfer. Math and science courses taken more than ten years prior to the anticipated date of matriculation to MCPHS will not be accepted.
While there are no specific required courses for entry into the first year of our program, the admission committee will look for success in any math and science courses you have already taken. If you complete any of the courses listed below, you may receive transfer credit and your first year course load may be lighter. However, due to the block registration nature of MCPHS programs, entering the first year of the program with transfer credits will not change the total length of your program. Courses, other than elective courses, may not be moved forward in your schedule.
Required Courses For Entry to Year II:
- Biology I & II with lab (8 credits)
- Basic Chemistry I & II with lab (8 credits)
- Algebra and Trigonometry (3 credits) (Acceptable substitution: Precalculus or Calculus)
- Expository Writing I & II (6 credits)
- Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
- American Culture, Identity, and Public Life (3 credits) (Acceptable substitutions include Introduction to Sociology or upper-level sociology course)
Additional Courses Accepted for Transfer Credit:
- Statistics (3 credits) (Acceptable substitutions include Basic Statistics, Biostatistics, Psychological Statistics, Economic Statistics)
- Physics I with lab (4 credits)
- Healthcare Ethics (3 credits)
- Microbiology with lab (4 credits)
- Health Psychology (3 credits)
- Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
- Human Development (3 credits)
- Interpersonal Communications for Health Professionals (3 credits)
- Humanities elective (3 credits) (Acceptable courses include Literature, Creative Writing, Philosophy, Ethics, Religious Studies, Select Fine Arts, Advanced Level Languages)
- Social Science elective (3 credits) (Acceptable courses include History, Political Science/Government, Anthropology, Upper-level Sociology, American Studies, Women Studies, Ethnic Studies, Geography, Economics)