I also recommend that you look at other requirements besides which courses to take. The requirements include the type and quantity of PT volunteer hours needed and who they want letters of recommendations from.
Howard
University
1
Semester of Pre-Calc or Algebra II
Intro
to Statistics
General
Biology
Two
semesters of Gen. Chemistry w/Lab
Human
Anatomy and Physiology
Health
Science
Two
semesters of Physics
Technical
Writing
Intro
to Psychology
Psychology
(other)
George
Washington University
Anatomy
and Physiology (two semester sequence, or one semester of each; human focus
preferred)
Physics
(two semesters with lab)
Chemistry
(two semesters with lab)
Biology
(two semesters with lab)
English
(two semesters: one composition, one literature)
Statistics
(one semester; mathematical focus preferred)
Social
Sciences (two semesters: must include psychology beyond the introductory level)
University
of Maryland: Baltimore
Human Anatomy (with lab recommended, 4 semester credit hours).
Physiology (with lab recommended, 4 semester credit hours).
Biology (4-8 semester hours) not Botany
General Chemistry I (with lab 4 semester credit hours).
General Chemistry II with lab (4 semester hours)
General Physics I (with lab 4 semester credit hours).
General Physics II (with lab 4 semester credit hours). .
Statistics (3-4 semester credit hours).
Psychology (3 semester credit hours). Abnormal or Developmental Psychology
recommended.
Human Behavior (3-6 semester hours)
University
of Maryland: Eastern Shore
Biology with Lab or Zoology with Lab, 4 credits
Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab (or its equivalent), 8 credits
Physics with Lab, 8 credits
Chemistry with Lab, 8 credits
Cell Biology with Lab or Microbiology with Lab or Histology with Lab, 4 credits
(Other upper level biological Science course may be considered)
Sociology/Psychology (General, Abnormal, or Child), 6 credits
Math (Trigonometry or higher)
Statistics, 3 credits
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If you think you will also enjoy being a physical therapist, then you'll need to look for a good PT school. that should provide you with the knowledge as well as the skills you need with this job.
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