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Well, physical therapy is a great profession for combining those passions. To become a physical therapist, you must complete a bachelor’s degree and also earn a doctor of physical therapy degree (DPT). At UIndy, you can add pre-physical therapy as a concentration to whatever major you select. Then you can apply to our Krannert School of Physical Therapy when the time comes. It’s a highly competitive field, which can translate to a highly satisfying career.

ADVANTAGES

• Professors are practicing physical therapists
• UIndy undergraduates have a better chance of being admitted to our highly ranked PT program
• Undergraduate advisors who are knowledgeable about the requirements for and the demands of the PT program
• Service learning opportunities in various health and human services organizations.
• Learning and leadership opportunities within many campus organizations, including the Pre-Physical Therapy Student Organization

COMMON MAJORS

Pre-physical therapy is an area of concentration, which you can add to many majors. Following are some of the most beneficial majors for someone who wants to become a physical therapist.

• Anthropology
• Public health education and promotion
• Psychology

POTENTIAL CAREERS

Physical therapists work in clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, and other settings to help patients. Following are examples:

• Helping a patient with a spinal-cord injury develop the endurance needed to maneuver a wheelchair up and down ramps
• Implementing an exercise program to enable an injured athlete to return to competition
• Helping an infant with cerebral palsy learn to sit independently.
• Developing an exercise program as part of a multidisciplinary osteoporosis prevention program offered within a retirement community
• Evaluating an assembly worker who sustained an on-the-job injury, recommending a physical therapy treatment program, and working with the shift supervisor to modify the workstation to prevent further injury
• Providing ambulation training to enable an elderly person to return home after a hip fracture