Biology Pre-Physical Therapy | St. Thomas Aquinas College

St. Thomas Aquinas College will prepare you for a career as a Physical Therapist through our agreements with the Doctor of Physical Therapy programs at both Dominican University of New York and New York Medical College. Upon completion of your Biology degree at the College, and with the recommendation of our Pre-Health/Pre-Graduate Committee you may receive early admission and seamlessly begin your graduate study. Below you will find a sample schedule for the agreement with New York Medical College.

Course Requirement Definitions:
Elective Requirement: Additional courses necessary to earn enough credits for a degree outside of Major and STAGE requirements.
First Year Seminar (FYS): Introductory course to the academic experience, emphasizing the skills necessary for academic success.
Major Requirement: Courses are core to this major and are subject matter-specific.
Stage Requirement: Courses are part of our STAGE General Education program, and must be taken to earn a degree. Learn more here>

Fall One – first year

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
BIO 171 & 173*	General Biology I & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
CHEM 171 & 173*	General Chemistry I & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
WRT 101	Academic Writing I Stage Requirement	3 CR
FYS 101	First Year Seminar Stage Requirement	3 CR
STAC 101	Elective Requirement	1 CR

		15 FALL CREDITS

*Student must express (in writing) interest in early admission to NYMC DPT to the STAC Pre-Health Committee at the end of the Spring One semester.

Spring One – first year

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
BIO 172 & 174	General Biology II & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
CHEM 172 & 174*	Chemistry II & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
WRT 102	Academic Writing II Stage Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 1	Stage Requirement	3 CR
STAC 102	Elective Requirement	1 CR

		15 SPRING CREDITS

*Student must express (in writing) interest in early admission to NYMC DPT to the STAC Pre-Health Committee at the end of the Spring One semester.

Fall Two – sophomore

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
CHEM 251	Organic Chemistry I Major Requirement	4 CR
BIO 251 & 253*	Anatomy & Physiology I Major Requirement	4 CR
MATH 109*	Applied Calculus Major Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 2	Must be an English Course Stage Requirement	3 CR
STAC 201	Elective Requirement	1 CR

		15 FALL CREDITS

*Student must express (in writing) interest in early admission to NYMC DPT to the STAC Pre-Health Committee at the end of the Spring One semester.

Spring Two – sophomore

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
CHEM 252	Organic Chemistry II & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
BIO 252 & 254*	Anatomy & Physiology II Major Requirement	4 CR
MATH 120*	Statistics Major Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 3	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 4	Stage Requirement	3 CR

		17 SPRING CREDITS

*Student must express (in writing) interest in early admission to NYMC DPT to the STAC Pre-Health Committee at the end of the Spring One semester.

Fall Three – junior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
BIO Elective 3	Biology Elective Major Requirement	3 or 4 CR
PHYS 201 & 211*	General Physics I & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
Free Elective 1	Elective Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 5	Stage Requirement	3 CR
BIO 325	Bioinformatics	3 CR

		16-17 FALL CREDITS

*Student must request letter of recommendation from the STAC Pre-Health Committee and complete PTCAS application before September 30th.

Spring Three – junior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
BIO 350	Genetics Major Requirement	4 CR
PHYS 202 & 212*	General Physics II & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
BIO Elective 4	Biology Elective Major Requirement	3 or 4 CR
Gateway 1	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Free Elective 2	Elective Requirement	3 CR

		17-18 SPRING CREDITS

*Student must request letter of recommendation from the STAC Pre-Health Committee and complete PTCAS application before September 30th.

Students need to declare their interest in the articulation in their freshmen year.
Support and recommendation to Northeast College of Health Sciences from the STAC Pre-Health Committee is required.
Students are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and no grade lower than a C.

Fall Four – senior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
BIO 404	Cell & Molecular Biology Major Requirement	4 CR
BIO Elective 5	Biology Elective Major Requirement	3-4 CR
BIO Elective 6	Biology Elective Major Requirement	3 or 4 CR
Gateway 2	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Free Elective 3	Elective Requirement	3 CR

		16-18 FALL CREDITS

Spring Four – senior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
BIO Elective 7	Biology Elective Major Requirement	3 or 4 CR
BIO Elective 8 (if needed)	Biology Elective Major Requirement	3 or 4 CR
Gateway 3	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Free Elective 4	Elective Requirement	3 CR
Free Elective 5	Elective Requirement	3 CR

		15-17 SPRING CREDITS

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