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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.

Rhetoric & Composition (6 s.h.)    
English ENGL 121 ENGL 101
Language ENGL 122 ENGL 102
Intensive Writing (3 s.h.) ENGL 277 ENGL 360
Fine Arts & Humanities Total of 6 s.h. required (3 s.h. from each division)
Fine Arts:    
  ART 214 ART HISTORY 172
  ART 215 ART HSTORY 173
  MUS 111 MUSIC 110
  MUS 317 MUSIC HIST 350
  THSP 111 THEATRE 100
  THSP 280 ENGL 281
Humanities *PHIL 425** OR an approved comparable medical ethics course PHIL 246
  ENGL 133 ENGL 211
  ENGL 211 ENGL 201
  ENG 212 ENGL 202
  HIST 203 HIST 221
  HIST 204 HIST 222
  PHIL 201 PHIL 110
  REL 103 REL STUDIES 300
Behavioral & Social Sciences (9 s.h.) *PSY 101 PSYC 110
  *Any 200-level or above PSY course PSYC 220 (equiv. to UTC PSY 241)
  And Choose total of *3 s.h. from following courses:
  ANTH 152 ANTH 110
  ECON 101 ECON 2120
  ECON 102 ECONOMICS 201
  POLS 101 POLS 102
  SOC 125 SOC 110
  SOC 151 SOC 120
  SOC 215 SOC 311
Physical & Natural Sciences (20 s.h.) *BIOL 121 BIOLOGY 101
  *CHEM 121 CHEM 120
  *CHEM 122 CHEM 130
  *PHYS 103 PHYS 221
  *PHYS 104 PHYS 222
Mathematics (3 s.h.) *MATH 131 MATH 119
Statistics (3 s.h.) *MATH 210 MATH 115, Statistics 201
  *PSY 201 PSY 385
World Cultures (9 s.h.) HIST 103
HIST 241
  HIST 104 HIST 261
  HIST 105 HIST 262
Electives To equal 19 s.h. (3 s.h. must be 300/400 level)  
Additional major-related requirements *BIOL 191 BCMB 240
  *BIOL 208 BCMB 230
  *BIOL 209 BCMB 230 LAB
  *HHP 316/317 EXER SCIEN 480 (for 317 only)
  *CLAS 300 or PHYT 302 CLASSICS 273