About the Concentration in Pre-Professional Physical Therapy
Students who pursue the pre-professional physical therapy concentration plan to earn an advanced degree in a physical therapy graduate program of their choice. The concentration satisfies most application requirements for graduate study in physical therapy. Some graduate programs also require pre-calculus and six credits of psychology as prerequisites.
Set Yourself Apart
At NVU, you’ll prepare for a national certification examination for the American College of Sports Medicine Certified Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP) credential. If you’re accepted into a graduate program, you will pursue a clinical doctorate in physical therapy (DPT) over about three additional years of study and will be eligible for licensure as a physical therapist.
*Doctor of Physical Therapy/Master of Occupational Therapy Articulation Agreement:
The Department of Exercise Science has an agreement with Methodist University of North Carolina. The top two graduating students at NVU, as voted by department faculty, in both pre-professional physical therapy and the individualized program of study (pre-professional occupational therapy) will be granted admission to the respective graduate programs at Methodist University, pending meeting all admissions criteria and a successful on-campus interview.
Pre-Professional Physical Therapy Internship Sites
- Alpine Clinic
- Central Vermont Regional Hospital
- Cioffredi and Associates
- Dan Wyand Physical Therapy and Associates
- Littleton Regional Health Care
- Northern Physical Therapy
- University of Vermont Medical Center