Applying next cycle but missing Anatomy requirement

[singht5]

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I want to apply next cycle as I am making a career change from medicine to DPT instead. I am only missing the anatomy class requirement. What should I do? Take the class at my local community college? I have taken a course called Clinically Integrated Human Anatomy during my masters program at Rowan university for just 2 credit block of it and wonder if that is sufficient enough for the anatomy requirement.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[800001]

Hey buddy,

Most programs allow you to have one or two outstanding prerequisites and still be considered for admission. I have my doubts that the course you took would fulfill most programs' requirements, but it's certainly a question that an admissions coordinator at any program would be able to answer for you.

Even if you have to take two semesters of anatomy and physiology, it's very reasonable to take the first semester over the Summer and the second in the Fall and still have a competitive application (insofar as your numbers and such are solid.)

 

[Chasingwaterfalls]

Taking anatomy at a CC is totally not a problem! I did that and none of the 11 programs I applied to had a problem with it that I'm aware of. And like the person above said, 2 outstanding prerequisites is fine.

 

[fun2run]

I took both semesters of biology, calculus, abnormal psych, and a higher level anatomy my senior year of undergrad when I was applying to schools. I did have a lower level anatomy that I'd already taken my sophomore year, but all my outstanding pre reqs had no adverse effect on me being accepted to the programs I applied to 🙂


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[nd_dpt]

Go to PTCAS and look at the course prerequisites. It lists all of the courses that schools accept to fulfill the A&P requirement. I highly doubt that they will accept that class you took, though. I took nearly all my science classes at a community college because the science classes offered at my university were not the best. I actually preferred to take them there because with smaller classes, you get to interact more with the professor.