Admission requirements Application to a physical therapy school must be made in October or early November of the year prior to entry. The University of Iowa, Northwestern University and The University of Wisconsin accept only students with bachelor's degrees. Most schools are expected to have the same requirement in the near future. Since class sizes are small, competition for admission is high. Opportunities for your future Demands for physical therapists are expected to increase by 49 percent between now and 2005.
Physical therapy is a rewarding and interesting career.
Reponsibility for total patient recovery often results with the skill and ability of the therapist. In terms of pre-physical therapy, a laboratory is dedicated to teaching the year of anatomy and physiology. It is equipped with equipment essential to offering these courses. Students perform dissections on a wide variety of organisms, including working with a cadaver.