Study Saturday: How to Succeed in Microbiology
Microbiology is the prerequisite that connects most directly to patient safety. Physical therapists have frequent, prolonged physical contact with patients, wor…
Study Saturday: How to Succeed in Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychology (often called Lifespan Development) covers human development from conception through death. For pre-PT students, this course is uniquel…
Study Saturday: How to Succeed in Abnormal Psychology
Abnormal Psychology is the course where you learn to recognize, classify, and understand psychological disorders. For pre-PT students, this is not just academic…
Study Saturday: How to Succeed in Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to Psychology is the prerequisite that students most often dismiss as "easy" and later wish they had taken more seriously. Unlike chemistry or phys…
Study Saturday: How to Succeed in Statistics
Statistics is the prerequisite that most students underestimate and most practicing PTs wish they had taken more seriously. Unlike chemistry or physics, statist…
Study Saturday: How to Succeed in Physics II
Physics II shifts from the mechanics of Physics I into an entirely different domain: electricity, magnetism, waves, and optics. Many pre-PT students find this s…
Study Saturday: How to Succeed in General Chemistry II
General Chemistry II picks up where Gen Chem I left off and shifts from describing what matter is to explaining what matter does. The topics are more abstract a…
Study Saturday: How to Succeed in Physics I (Mechanics)
Physics I (Mechanics) is one of the most important prerequisites for DPT programs, and it is also one of the most challenging. Most programs require two semeste…
Study Saturday: How to Succeed in General Chemistry I
General Chemistry I is often the prerequisite that causes the most anxiety for pre-PT students. It is quantitative, fast-paced, and builds on itself relentlessl…
The GRE for PT School: Do You Still Need It?
The GRE was once a standard requirement for nearly every DPT program. That landscape has shifted significantly in recent years, with a growing number of program…
How to Retake Prerequisite Courses Strategically
Retaking a prerequisite course is one of the most common strategies for strengthening a PT school application, but it is not always straightforward. PTCAS has s…
Study Saturday: How to Succeed in Organismal Biology
Organismal Biology (often labeled General Biology II) is the course that zooms out from cells and molecules to whole organisms, populations, and ecosystems. Mos…
Study Saturday: Conquering General Biology I
General Biology I is the course that introduces the molecular and cellular foundations of life. For DPT applicants, it is a required prerequisite at nearly ever…
Study Saturday: How to Succeed in Human Physiology
Human physiology is the prerequisite that most directly prepares you for DPT coursework. Understanding how the body maintains homeostasis across every organ sys…
Understanding PT School Prerequisites
Every DPT program sets its own prerequisite requirements, and the variation between programs is one of the most confusing parts of the application process. Some…