I am going to be a senior in high school and i don’t know what i want to do (which probably isn’t that abnormal). Physical Therapy has always interested me, but i still don’t know for sure. If i got my bachelors degree in something else, say mechanical engineering, would it be very difficult for me to change to physical therapy? Or could i just go to grad school for PT?
#1 by mistify on December 26, 2009 - 9:55 pm
No, you can have a bachelor’s degree in almost any field, but I would recommend that you concurrently take the prerequisites for the PT program. That way, if you want to apply, you will be all set by the time you finish your BS.
…Therefore, you may want to choose a major where at least some of the courses overlap. In mechanical engineering, you’ll probably get the math and physics that you need…you would just need to take bio, chem and psych.
Good luck.
#2 by CanProf on December 27, 2009 - 2:00 am
In the United States? See this http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos080.htm#train…