US Navy Physical Therapy

[PT corpsman]

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Hell i'm a 19 y/o Physical therapy tech in the navy and i'm interested in becoming a PT. I just had a few questions as to what I might be looking forward to in the next coming years. My main goal right now is to get my BA in a degree that would set me up for PT school but also keep me in line for other options just in case life doesn't play me that hand. My questions are:

1) What are some good regionally accredited schools that are military friendly and do online classes to finish non-essential classes? (like english and history)

2) What type of degrees should I be looking for as far as to major in and or minor in? (keeping my options open)

3) What can I expect as far as the difficulty of doing certain online classes from cuba?

 

[jdaniels360]

1. Not sure about the military friendly schools even though i'm actually interested in going military route (look into army baylor program).

2. You can major in anything you want as long as you get all your pre-reqs done (which are generally the same but can vary slightly school by school). But i'd say your best bet is some kind of science (chem/bio) or exercise science because most of your pre-reqs are built into those degrees and you won't have to take extra classes. My best advice is pick something you enjoy and are interested in.

3. All your science pre reqs for the most part require labs which cannot be done online (there are very few schools that will make exceptions for this), however most of your other classes should able to be completed online, but someone can correct me if i'm wrong.

Best of luck!

JD

 

[starrsgirl]

Sorry, this is short...my post has been deleted twice by my dumb computer but I want to write something. Please PM me if I can help further.

I am a veteran, recently separated so I've been in your shoes.

Quick recommendations:
Look for a state school for an undergrad degree. Make sure to at least take english, math up through algebra and trig, statistics and psychology as part of your degree. Maybe speech if you can swing it. Just start with our own home state and start researching their distance options.

Choose a major you like and do well in it. That's the most important. Start with 1 class...no more. If it's not a great fit, try a different school. Once you master a class and like the school, then jump in and take what you can.

I had to actually separate from the military before I could take the required science courses.

Online classes (like other classes) have a huge range of difficulty. The hardest part for me was scheduling enough time in for them and then doing it on my own without someone telling me. I have worked on online courses in tons of different locations, to include while on shiftwork with the military. Start with a course that sounds not too bad and jump in. You will learn a lot after one or two courses about how you work best.