Total Credit Hours: 44
These are the prerequisite courses required of PTA to DPT Bridge applicants:
Note: Bridge applicants must complete 44 hours of the following prerequisite courses with a grade of C or better. Class numbers are a guide only based on Texas Number system. It is not all inclusive. Numbering
may vary school to school.
General Chemistry for Science Majors with lab CHEM 1411 & 1412 | 8 |
College or University Physics with lab PHYS 1401 & 1402 or above | 8 |
Biology for Science Majors with lab BIOL 1406 & 1407 | 8 |
Human Anatomy with lab * | 4 |
Physiology with lab ** | 4 |
College Algebra, Trigonometry, or Calculus MATH 1414 | 3 |
Statistics ** | 3 |
General Psychology PSYC 2301 | 3 |
Developmental Psychology **** PSYC 2314 / 2312 | 3 |
Notes:
* Human Anatomy - Must be an upper level course, prefer cadaver based, will accept online course.
** Physiology with lab - May be a Vertebrate, Chordate, Comparative or Human Physiology course. Must include lab. Must be a course for science majors. Anatomy & Physiology I and II can be used to meet this
requirement.
*** Statistics - Upper level psychology, sociology or education based is preferred. Must include ANOVA (Analysis of Variance)
**** Developmental Psychology - Abnormal Psychology will not count.