Medical Careers : How to Become a Physical Therapist

Becoming a physical therapist requires a bachelor's degree in a science discipline, a two-year physical therapy program and a passing score on a licensing exam. Explore becoming a physical therapist with tips from a practice administrator in this free video on career information.

Expert: Mark MacBayne
Bio: Mark MacBayne, with a Master of Public Health degree, is a practice manager at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu

[Chaptopher]

My GPA is just about 3.7. It's a good point that you should have a high GPA when applying to PT school. I haven't got into a program yet, but I heard the course load is much higher for PT programs than BS. A lot of concepts so if you're no good with studying then be honest with yourself and pick another field. But SRTMark makes a good point that experience in internships or volunteering can be huge factors.

[bobjones]

did you go to an ivy or a tops school where the academics are considered to be harder?

[pelry]

@SRTMark is that true cause im looking to become a physical therapist whats all the undergraduate courses required to get into a program

[SRTMark]

wrong!!! who is this guy, i graduated with a bs in exercise science with a 3.14 gpa, a good bs for this field would be physiology, kineisology, exercise science, athletic trainer, not biology or chemestry. anyways if you want to be a pt dont worry about making straight a's if you do thats awesome but if your laking on the gpa, participate in internships or volunteer at local pt facilities, experience and a good gre score will over ride a lower gpa.