Each course must be a semester in length or equivalent quarter units. A quarter unit is equal to 2/3 of a semester unit. All Biology, General Chemistry and General Physics courses must have a lab section. Grades of C or better in each course are required. If Anatomy and Physiology courses are > 5 years old, they must be repeated. Go to www.assist.org to find equivalencies at CA community colleges.
| CSULB Course | Description | Semester Units |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 208 | Human Morphology (Anatomy) | 4 |
| BIOL 111, 111L | Evolution and diversity | 4* |
| Biol 212, 212L | Cell and molecular biology | 4* |
Biol 207 or Biol 213,213L |
Human physiology or Ecology and physiology |
4* 4* |
| BIOL 260 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| Chem 111 A & B | General Chemistry | 5,5 |
| Physics 100 A & B | General Physics | 4,4 |
| Psy 100 | General Psychology | 3 |
Upon acceptance into the program, graduate students are considered conditionally classified students and complete the CSULB coursework with either a grade of "B" or better in each course or an overall average of 3.0 or better in all coursework within a year and maintain an overall GPA in graduate school of at least 3.0 to automatically advance to the professional program as unconditionally classified students.
| CSULB Course | Description | Semester Units |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL *341 | Physiology for Therapist I | 4 |
| BIOL *441 | Physiology for Therapist II | 3 |
| HHS *374 | Psychosocial Aspects of Disability | 3 |
| HHS *401 | Applied Anatomy I | 3 |
| HHS *402 | Applied Anatomy II | 3 |
| HHS *403 | Tissue mechanics and aging | 3 |
| HHS *460 | Neuroanatomy | 4 |
| HHS *471 | Pathology | 3 |
* courses are offered at CSULB.
HHS 402 has a prerequisite of at least a B in HHS 401. HHS 403 and HHS 460 have prerequisites of B or better in HHS 401 and BIOL 341.
Students who are undergraduates at CSULB may take some courses to complete requirements for some undergraduate degrees. For example, Biology, Physiology Option allows substitution of nearly all courses as requirements for the degree and Kinesiology, Exercise Science Option allows most courses as electives. Undergraduates should also earn either a "B" in each course or a B average in all courses attempted.
Students who have a Bachelors Degree and want to take these *courses before applying to the program may take these courses through the College of Continuing and Professional Education, space permitting after all accepted students have registered.
