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EQUIVALENCY CHART FOR UTC DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM

This list of comparable courses should be used as a guide in meeting our prerequisites. The transfer of these courses as listed cannot be guaranteed by our department. For a formal evaluation, a student must apply to UTC and forward an official copy of transcripts to the Admissions office. If you have any questions or would like to make an appointment to discuss the transfer of your prerequisites, please call the physical therapy department at (423) 425-4747.

* Major-related required courses
** A comparable Medical Ethics course may be acceptable for the major-related requirement but may not fulfill general education for Humanities

Effective for Fall semester at least 32 s.h. of coursework must be completed at a four-year institution.

  UTC TENNESSEE TECH UNIVERSITY
Rhetoric & Composition (6 s.h.)  
English ENGL 121 ENGL 1010
Language ENGL 122 ENGL 1020
Intensive Writing (3 s.h.) ENGL 277 ENGL  325
Fine Arts & Humanities Total of 6 s.h. required (3 s.h. from each division)
Fine Arts: ART 111
ART 1030
  ART 214 ART 301
  ART 215 No equivalency; comparable course may be available
  MUS 111 MUS 1030
  MUS 317 No equivalency; comparable course may be available
  THSP 111 THEA 1030
  THSP 280 No equivalency; comparable course may be available
Humanities *PHIL 425** OR an approved comparable medical ethics course No equivalency; comparable course may be available
  ENGL 133 EN 201
  ENGL 211 ENG 201
  ENG 212 ENG 202
  HIST 203 HIS 201, 202
  HIST 204 HIS 202, 203
  PHIL 201 PHIL 1030
  REL 103 No equivalency; comparable course may be available
Behavioral & Social Sciences (9 s.h.) *PSY 101 PSY 2010
  *Any 200-level or above PSY course  
  And Choose total of *3 s.h. from following courses:
  ANTH 152 SOC 1100
  ECON 101 ECON 2020
  ECON 102 ECON 2010
  POLS 101 POLS 2201
  SOC 125 SOC 162
  SOC 151 SOC 161
  SOC 215 SOC 263
Physical & Natural Sciences (20 s.h.) *BIOL 121 BIOL 1010
  *CHEM 121 CHEM 1010
  *CHEM 122 CHEM 1011
  *PHYS 103 PHYS 2010
  *PHYS 104 PHYS 203
Mathematics (3 s.h.) *MATH 145 MATH 1530
Statistics (3 s.h.) *MATH 210 MATH 107
  *PSY 201 PSY 301
World Cultures (9 s.h.) HIST 103
HIST 1110
  HIST 104 No Equivalency; not available at this institution
  HIST 105 HIST 1120
Electives To equal 19 s.h. (3 s.h. must be 300/400 level)  
Additional major-related requirements *BIOL 191 BIOL 355
  *BIOL 208 BIOL 356
  *BIOL 209 BIOL 356 LAB
  *HHP 316/317 PE 444 (for 317 only)
  *CLAS 300 or PHYT 302 ENG 251