Students interested in a career in physical therapy may earn a baccalaureate degree in almost any field such as human biology, kinesiology, psychology, nutrition, or any other major. By beginning the baccalaureate coursework at Texas Woman's University the student has the opportunity to complete the prerequisites for the program and take the PT 1011 and PT 2002 courses while also completing the major requirements. These physical therapy courses provide information about the profession and a background in terminology and conditions treated by therapists. Please refer to those sections of the catalog for more information. The master s degree in physical therapy is a 26 month program.
Students are in class year round.
Clinical contact is interspersed throughout the curriculum, but during the second year students must be prepared to spend a total of 24 weeks at three different clinical sites which will necessitate additional expense. Students may begin as freshmen at Texas Woman's University and declare a major in human biology with the intent of applying to the professional MS program in physical therapy. Students are counseled by biology and physical therapy faculty to develop a degree plan. Students may be able to complete the majority of requirements for human biology, while completing prerequisites for physical therapy by the end of the junior year. Such an accelerated program would potentially enable a student to complete the B.S. in Human Biology and the M.S. in Physical Therapy in a total of five years and two months conditional to acceptance into the program in physical therapy.