+ Pre-Physical Therapy
102
Health Center, 419-372-8242
4416 Collier Building, Medical College of Ohio, 419-383-3518
The physical therapy curriculum has undergone a major revision from
a baccalaureate degree to a master's degree.
The physical therapist is a highly skilled practitioner who is knowledgeable
of the health problems of clients with movement dysfunction in all
age groups and in a variety of environments. Physical therapy provides
a career option for men and women who want to work with other health
care professionals in the restoration of maximal functional capabilities
of individuals of all ages temporarily or permanently disabled by
illness, disease, trauma or congenital abnormalities. Physical therapists
provide services in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, ambulatory
care centers, skilled nursing facilities, clients' homes, industry,
public schools or independently owned physical therapy practices.
During the first three years of undergraduate study students will
complete pre-professional coursework that permits them to fulfill
all prerequisite requirements and to attain a liberal arts background
in communication skills, natural sciences, social and behavioral
sciences and the humanities.
The professional phase of the curriculum is provided on the campus
of the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. Coursework in the seven-semester
professional course of study includes courses in the basic sciences,
physical therapy theory and procedures, and applied clinical sciences.
Concurrent clinical practicums and a six-month clinical internship,
which are required of all students, provide supervised experiences
that ensure professional competency.
The first two semesters of the professional curriculum will serve
as the fourth year of an applied health sciences degree (pre-physical
therapy) program. At the end of the third year of the professional
course of study, the student will be awarded a master's degree from
the Medical College of Ohio.
Instructional fees for the first year of the physical therapy program
at MCO are the same as for all other undergraduate degree programs.
However, the last two years of fees are assessed at the master's
level and paid to MCO. There are additional costs for professional
liability insurance, health examinations and laboratory fees. Transportation
to and from classes at the Medical College of Ohio, room and board,
and expenses incurred with clinical practicums and internship (e.g.,
travel, lodging) that may take the student out-of-state for up to
three months are the financial responsibility of the students.
Admission procedures
Candidates for enrollment in the professional phase of the physical
therapy program at the Medical College of Ohio (in consortium with
BGSU and the University of Toledo) must:
- Be admitted
to BGSU prior to Dec. 1 of the year they are applying to MCO;
- Have obtained
a minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA in all post-secondary coursework.
No "S/U" options are permitted in courses, except for
those courses graded only on that basis;
- Have obtained
a minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA in the following courses and a
minimum grade of "C" in each course:
a. BIOL
205, 331, 332
b. CHEM 125, 127, 128
c. KNS 360
d. PHYS 201
e. PSYC 310
f. Introduction to Statistics;
- File the
physical therapy professional curriculum application prior to
the January deadline date of the year the student wishes to enroll
into the professional component of the physical therapy program
(see MCO Web site for exact deadline for the current year);
- Provide documentation
of at least three volunteer or paid experiences under the direction
of a licensed physical therapist totaling 40 hours;
- Complete
a personal interview as stipulated by the admissions committee
of the Department of Physical Therapy at the Medical College of
Ohio;
- If selected
into the professional component of the Physical Therapy Program:
a. Complete
all prerequisites and general educational requirements specified
by Bowling Green State University;
b. File
a letter of acceptance as directed by the admissions committee.
The availability
of clinical facilities and faculty currently limits the number of
students that can be admitted from each university. Admission to
the professional component is competitive; therefore, completion
of the admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance to the
professional physical therapy program.
Selection
The responsibility for selecting students for enrollment in the
professional component of the curriculum is vested in the admissions
committee, which is composed of representatives from the Department
of Physical Therapy at the Medical College of Ohio and appointees
from Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo.
Criteria for selection include the strength of the academic record
with particular emphasis on performance in the natural and social
sciences, evidence of observation of physical therapy services and
personal characteristics important when working with people in the
health care fields.
Sample program
- First year
- ENG 111,
112 (6)
- BIOL
205, 331 (9)
- SOC 101
(3)
- MEDT
101 (1)
- Humanities
(3)
- MATH
122 (5)
- PSYC 101 (4)
- Second year
- CHEM
125, 127, 128 (10)
- BIOL
332 (4)
- CS 100
(3)
- PSYC
310 (3)
- KNS 360
(3)
- IPC 102
or 306 (3)
- MEDT
301 (2)
- Humanities:
one must meet the international perspective requirement
- Third year
- PHYS
201, 202 (10)
- SOC 301
or PSYC 311 (3)
- CULT
DIV (3)
- MATH
115; PSYC 270 or SOC 369 (3/4)
- ENG 207
or 388 (3)
- KNS 370
(3)
- PHIL
342 (3)
- HED 215,
216 or F&N 207 (3)
- Fourth year
(courses subject to approval)
- Gross
Anatomy (5)
- Analysis
of Movement (3)
- Scientific
Inquire (2)
- Teaching/Learning
I (2)
- Clinical
Reasoning (1)
- Foundations
of PT I (2) and II (2)
- Neuroscience
(5)
- Clinical
Pathophysiology (3)
- Introduction
to Examination (2)
- Health
Promotion (3)
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