Pre-Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy Certificate

The BIOL 362 requirement for Pre-Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy Certificate is a unique aspect of the Pre-Health Certificate program at SXU. BIOL 362 requires students to obtain documented experience with patients (e.g., shadowing, scribing, assistant, etc.) for 50 hours per semester for a total of 300 experience hours over two years, which are necessary for a competitive application.

• Students will obtain knowledge in relevant disciplines necessary to for consideration into physical/occupational therapy programs.
• Students will obtain knowledge and experiences for consideration into physical/occupational therapy programs.
• Students will have competitive GPAs for consideration into physical/occupational therapy programs.

The Pre-Physical Therapy/Occupational Certificate at Saint Xavier provides a unique opportunity for students to have a guided experience that ensures they submit competitive applications to their desired progams.

Saint Xavier University has small courses taught by accessible and knowledgeable faculty with experience with various health programs.

Saint Xavier University’s small class sizes provide personalized experiences and relationships with faculty who can provide thoughtful and well-informed letters of recommendation to physical/occupational therapy programs.

Students completing the Pre-Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy Certificate should be well-positioned to complete or nearly complete a biology and/or chemistry minor if they are not already pursuing a biology or chemistry major. Students completing the Pre-PT/OT Certificate would similarly have made significant progress toward a Biology major.

Required Courses:

PHYS 202: Physics II (4)

BIOL 202: Human Anatomy (4) and BIOL 203: Human Physiology (4)

OR EXSC 200: Anatomy & Physiology I and EXSC 201: Anatomy & Physiology II

Statistics: BIOL 303: Biostatistics (3) OR MATH 135 Introduction to Statistics (4)