Biology/DPT
12 credits in the major and 9 credits in the minor must be completed at Alvernia University
When pursuing a double major, you must have 12 distinct credits between the two majors.
Semester 1
Credits
Semester 2
Credits
Diversity graduation requirement cannot be fulfilled through major courses; students should fulfill this with a Gen Ed class.
SRH 101: Search Sem-Enduring Questions or HNR 160:
3
BIO 104: Principles of Biology II w/lab
4
Honor Search-Enduring Questions
CHE 105: General Chemistry II
3
BIO 103: Principles of Biology w/lab
4
CHE 111: General Chemistry Lab II
1
CHE 104: General Chemistry I
3
MAT 230: Calculus I
4
CHE 110: General Chemistry Lab I
1
THE 105 or PHI 105
3
CHE 107: Laboratory Safety
1
MAT 131 or Gen Ed
3
TOTAL
15
TOTAL
15
Complete 5 hours of Community Service
Complete 5 hours of Community Service
Semester 3
Credits
Semester 4
Credits
Students should expect to take additional coursework (3-6 credits of Gen Ed) over the summer or at Winterim in order to
complete this Program. A BS in BIOLOGY is awarded at the end of the 4
th
year. The remainder of the DPT curriculum will result in
the earning of the DPT
3
BIO 108/118: Human A&P II and
Lab BIO 221: General Microbiology
w/lab CHE 202: Organic Chemistry
II
CHE 211: Organic Chemistry Lab II
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
Complete 5 hours of Community Service
TOTA
L
4
1
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
17
18
Semester 5
Credits
Semester 6
Credits
By January 15 of Junior Year: Must meet DPT Progression Requirements: GPA: overall 3.5; Science 3.5
3
BIO 304: Cell Biology
3
1
BIO 311: Cell Physiology Lab
1
4
PHY 201: Physics II w/lab
4
3
PSY 101: Introductory Psychology
3
1
Gen Ed
3
3
Gen Ed
3
3
TOTAL
18
TOTAL
17
Complete 5 hours of Community Service
Semester 7
Credits
Semester 8
Credits
5
DPT 502 Kinesiology
DPT 516 Musculoskeletal Practice I
DPT 520 Neuromuscular PT Practice
DPT 509 Found Clin Exam & Eval
DPT 528 Cardiopulmonary PT Practice I
DPT 523 Clinical Practice I
Complete 5 hours of Community Service
TOTA
L
4
5
3
3
3
4
4
1
3
1
1
TOTAL
19
18
Academic Policy on Eligibility for Participation of May Commencement Ceremony
The academic policy, which the Registrar follows, is: A student who has 6 or less credits remaining to complete the degree may participate in the May
Commencement Ceremony. The Graduation Application is available online in myAlvernia on the ‘Academics’ tab. Seniors must submit
the Graduation Application to the Registrar’s Office as follows: October 1 for May Graduation; December 1 for August graduation; and March 1 for December
graduation.
If you have any questions, please call the Registrar’s Office (610.796.8201)
Curriculum Sheets, EAB Navigate, and AUAdvise
The information on this page and the Curriculum Sheet is provided in AUAdvise - EAB Navigate as
a static tool for discussion purposes when meeting with students to schedule courses. Degree Audit
uAcheive remains the official source for each student’s curiculum audit. Degree Audit uAchieve
must be used together with the Curriculum Sheet to determine whether the information noted during
scheduling meetings on the curriculum sheet remains accurate.
General Notes
• A minimum of 123 credits are required for graduation.
• Where appropriate, courses required for the major can be used to satisfy General Education
requirements. However, the credits earned for these courses are applied to either Gen Ed
requirements or the major, not both.
• Paths of Knowledge coursework may count towards major or minor requirements but may not
fulfill a second Mid-Level Liberal Arts Exploration requirement.
• Students are expected to follow the catalog requirements for General Education, the major, and
additional requirements.
• A minor or second major within the areas listed under Paths of Knowledge automatically fulfills
that area of the Gen Ed requirements.
• Students must complete 45 of their last 60 credits at Alvernia University
• Students must complete community service hours as part of the General Education Program
Major Notes
The DPT program is offered in a 4+3 year and 3+3 year curricular format. Prospective students with
an earned bachelor’s degree from Alvernia or another four-year accredited institution are welcome
to apply to the 4+3 year format. The 3+3 year format enables Alvernia students who are admitted
into 1 of 4 majors to follow a curricular plan in that major with the intention to be admitted to
the DPT program in their senior year, upon completion of all requirements. Interested students
should contact Dr. Christopher Wise, Physical Therapy Department Chair at
christopher.wi[email protected] All prerequisite courses must be completed within 10 years of
application to the DPT Program.**Admission Requirements subject to change**
The following Prerequisites courses must be completed with a final grade of “C” or better:
• Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II - 4 credits each with lab • Biology – 3-4 credits
• Chemistry I and II - 4 credits each with lab
• Physics I and II - 4 credits each with lab
• Social Sciences – 6-9 credits (psychology, sociology/anthropology, humanities)
• Statistics - 3 credits
• English Composition/Writing - 3 credits
In order to enter the DPT program within the Alvernia accelerated (3+3) format, students
must complete the following pre-admission criteria:
• Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.25, Science GPA of 3.0, Prerequisites GPA of 3.0
• Achieve a minimum grade of “C” in all Prerequisites courses
• All DPT prerequisite courses (listed below) must be taken at a four- year accredited institution. If
taken at another institution, only courses in which the student achieved a grade of "B", or higher,
will be transferred.
• All 3+3 students must follow the guidelines for applying to the program and submit all required
documents through the Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service (PTCAS), which can be
accessed through the DPT Program homepage. All decisions are contingent upon the applicant’s
maintaining admission criteria throughout the final semester.
• A minimum of 100 hours of observation, which shall include experiences in a broad range of
settings that include both outpatient and inpatient physical therapy settings. Recommended settings
include skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, pediatric intervention settings, home
health settings, acute or sub-acute inpatient rehabilitation settings, acute hospital settings, sports and
orthopedic settings, and/or private practices.
• Three letters of reference that shall include one each from a: licensed PT, professor, and other non-
family member. Applicants should ensure that their chosen references have knowledge of and can
speak to the qualities/attributes required of a doctorally prepared health professional and to their
readiness to handle the academic rigor of doctoral study.
• Advanced Placement (AP) courses taken in high school, if accepted by undergraduate admissions
upon entrance into the university, will be accepted as fulfilling the Prerequisites for entrance into the
DPT Program. These courses must appear on the undergraduate transcript.
• Non-science Prerequisites (statistics, social science, psychology) may be completed online. For
science Prerequisites (biology, chemistry, physics, anatomy, and physiology), the lecture portion of
each course may be taken online, but the laboratory portion of each course must be taken in a
traditional laboratory setting.
Degree/Major: BS BIOLOGY - DPT
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Major: 3
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Major: Minor: 2
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Minor: Matriculation Year 2023-2024 - Term:
GENERAL EDUCATION Grade Notes:
Enduring Questions (12 cr)
/ / SEARCH Sem. Enduring Questions (3)
/ / THE 105 Foundations of Theology (3)
/ / PHI 105 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
/ / COM 101 Composition & Research (3)
(C grade or better)
Exploring the Natural World (6-8)
MAT Met with MAT 209 (x)
(not MAT 100)
Met with BIO 107/117 (x)
(Science with Lab)
Culture & Language (9 cr)
/ / COM 103 or 213 (3)
(not COM 100 or 101)
World Language – 2 courses in sequence
/ / (3)
/ / (3)
Individuals & Communities (6 cr)
/ / HIS or POS (3)
/ / Met with PSY 101 (3)
(PSY, HIS, POS, SOC, SSC, or ECON)
Creative Expressions (6 cr)
/ / LIT (3)
/ / (3)
(Art, Music, or Theatre)
Ethical Leaders & Followers (6 cr)
/ / THE/PHI (3)
(200-400 level)
/ / THE/PHI (3)
(ethics/morality @ 200 level)
Paths of Knowledge (9 cr @ 200-400 level in ONE path)
Met in Related Requirements (x)
Met in Related Requirements (x)
Met in Related Requirements (x)
Human Diversity:
Senior Capstone:
Writing Enhanced Course: will be met with CHE 211
Community Service Hours: Required: Met:
Overall GPA >= 3.25
Science GPA >= 3.0
Pre-Requisite GPA >= 3.0
Residency Requirements:
45 of last 60 credits
Min 12 Alvernia credits in major
Min 9 Alvernia credits in minor (if applicable)
Min 123 non-remedial credits earned
BIOLOGY (101-104 cr) Grade Notes:
Major (20 cr)
/ / BIO 103 Principles of Biology I (4)
/ / BIO 104 Principles of Biology II (4)
/ / BIO 221 General Microbiology (4)
/ / BIO 303 Genetics (3)
/ / BIO 304 Cell Biology (3)
/ / BIO 309 Genetics Lab (1)
/
/ BIO 311 Cell Biology Lab (1)
SCI 402 DPT 522&528 (see below) (x)
Select:
SCI 480 Biology Internship (x)
OR
SCI 406 Research I (x)
SCI 407 Research II (x)
DPT 508 & 509 (see below)
Major Electives (8 cr)
/ / BIO 107 Human A&P I (3)
/ / BIO 117 Human A&P I Lab (1)
/ / BIO 108 Human A&P II (3)
/
/ BIO 118 Human A&P II Lab (1)
DPT 500 (see below) (x)
DPT 502 (see below) (x)
DPT 504 (see below) (x)
DPT 516 (see below) (x)
Related Requirements (36 cr)
/ / CHE 104 General Chemistry I (3)
/ / CHE 105 General Chemistry II (3)
/ / CHE 107 Laboratory Safety (1)
/ / CHE 110 General Chemistry Lab I (1)
/ / CHE 111 General Chemistry Lab II (1)
/ / CHE 201 Organic Chemistry I (3)
/ / CHE 202 Organic Chemistry II (3)
/ / CHE 210 Organic Chemistry Lab I (1)
/ / CHE 211 Organic Chemistry Lab II (1)
/ / MAT 209 Probability & Statistics (3)
/ / MAT 220 Mat Comp/Statistics Lab (1)
/ / MAT 230 Calculus I (4)
/ / PSY 101 Introductory Psychology (3)
/ / PHY 200 Physics I w/Lab (4)
/ / PHY 201 Physics II w/Lab (4)
Recommended (3 cr):
/ / MAT 131 Pre-Calculus (3)
Doctor of Physical Therapy (37 cr.)
/ / DPT 500 Gross Anatomy & Histology (5)
/ / DPT 502 Kinesiology (4)
/ / DPT 503 Physiology PT (5)
/ / DPT 504 Practice Mgmt I (3)
/ / DPT 508 PT Procedures I (4)
/ / DPT 509 Found Clinical Exam & Eval (4)
/ / DPT 512 Critical Inquiry I (1)
/ / DPT 516 Musculoskeletal PT Prac I (3)
/ / DPT 520 Neuromuscular PT Practice (3)
/ / DPT 522 Found. Clinical Practice (1)
/ / DPT 523 Clincal Practice I (1)
/ / DPT 528 Cardio Practice I (3)
10/31/2023