Did anyone not take Biology as a pre req?

[8MoreReps]

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There's 2 schools in my area that don't require it. I want to apply to more schools outside my area so I'm hoping I am not screwing myself over if I don't take it. I wish all PT apps were similar but many overlap and I'd have to take over 10 classes to apply to them all in my area and I don't want to wait another year to do that.

 

[NeophyteParkour]

I don't recall any schools I looked at that don't require it. Some required 2 bio classes.
I think it's in your best interest to make sure you have it.

 

[gymgirl57620035]

Yeah - it would be in your best intereest to take bio. The least I have seen is at least one semester of biology. Several schools also require an advanced/upper level biology course. You'll have a lot more options when it's time to apply if you have taken biology.

 

[CherokeeWahine]

Puget Sound and Franklin Pierce do not require biology.

Here's the PTCAS Course Prerequisite Summary. It's all organized into a spreadsheet so you can see exactly what each school requires. There are several schools that do not require bio, but as stated above, it is a good idea to cover all your bases and take it anyway.

 

[jchen707]

Even though there are places that don't require bio as a pre-req, I'd still recommend taking at least an intro bio class because it can only help. Lots of PT courses will be science based, and having that intro bio class under your belt, at least you won't be too overwhelmed, and it might help your understanding much better.

 

[Ngozi Onyema]

UMDNJ does not require it and it's the school on the top of my list for 2013 and even though I feel confident about getting in to UMDNJ in 2013 I'm still going to take General Bio 1 and 2 this coming Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 semesters just in case. As far as the upper level Bio class in order for me to be able to take that I have to first take an advance level of A&P and I'm not doing that. There's enough schools that don't require the upper level Bio.

 

[Ngozi Onyema]

I found it weird (but thankful) that the DPT schools accept A&P from community colleges when that A&P course from the community college only transfers as a Bio 1000 course in the University. In the University that I'm attending there are 2 levels of A&P. One of them is Bio 2402 and the advance one is Bio 3403 but the A&P from the community college transfers as Bio 1000 to the University.

I took a Kinesiology class when I was in community college receiving my Associates as a PTA but this was back in 2006 and that Kinesiology class is no longer good to be transferred to fulfill the upper level bio prerequisite if you wanted to do it with Kinesiology as some schools allow. Kinesiology in the University requires you to first take the A&P Bio 2400.

Anyway like I said there's enough schools that don't require the upper level bio so i'm not going to worry about it. I only have these two Bio classes left as prerequisites(Gen bio 1 and 2).

 

[nomattic]

While Bio isn't required specifically, at my school Gen Bio 1/Lab and Gen Bio 2/Lab are prerequisites for A&P 1 and 2, which are prerequisites for Advanced Anatomy. Don't all PT schools require at least A&P, therefore making Bio 1 and 2 automatic prereqs by default?

 

[Ngozi Onyema]

While Bio isn't required specifically, at my school Gen Bio 1/Lab and Gen Bio 2/Lab are prerequisites for A&P 1 and 2, which are prerequisites for Advanced Anatomy. Don't all PT schools require at least A&P, therefore making Bio 1 and 2 automatic prereqs by default?

Answer to your question is NO.

What you said kind of has to do with what I said previously. There are essentially 3 different levels of A&P. One at the Community College, and 2 others in the University(one of those 2 being the advance level). The A&P at the community college is not the same A&P at the University and yet it is acceptable as a prerequisite for DPT schools (or so I was told). There is no prerequisite as far as I know for taking the A&P at the Community College but it's different for taking A&P in the University as you said the prerequisite for taking A&P in the University is Gen. Bio 1 and 2. I guess if you haven't already taken A&P at the Community College you might as well take it in the University after you've taken Gen. Bio 1 and 2(considering Gen. Bio 1 and 2 are prerequisites for the school you want to get in to.) But I took A&P in a community college several years ago. I didn't have to take Gen. Bio 1 and 2 in order to be able to take A&P in the community college which is why I am taking Gen. Bio 1 and 2 even though I already fulfilled my A&P prerequisite.

When I found this out I called some DPT schools and asked them if the A&P could be from a community college and they said yes. So I do not think I have to take A&P over again even though the A&P i have is not equivalent to the A&P at the University I am going to now.

 

[CherokeeWahine]

Don't all PT schools require at least A&P, therefore making Bio 1 and 2 automatic prereqs by default?

The university I attended did not require Bio 1+2 as prerequisites to take A&P, so technically no, that would not make them prerequisites by default. But, every university is different, so what was required at my school was obviously not required by yours.

Back to the OP's original question: you should take Bio 1+2 to be safe. It gives you a wider variety of programs to apply to when you are ready.