I am very interested in medicine, but I do not think I could handle the rigorous training and studying to become an MD. Sports has always been a huge part of my life, and I have always been interested in therapy so I just put two and two together and figured out I might actually enjoy this work. I have done some research and found out I may need a lot of pre-requisites to get into exercise science. I live in NYC and I am currently attending a college that doesn’t have my major. I can transfer to two colleges in Brooklyn that offer it, but I know the college I’m attending now has a better learning environment so I was wondering if I could possibly take all the required courses here and then transfer to one of the colleges in Brooklyn and declare my major there. I don’t want to DPT I just want to specialize in sports so I have a higher advantage when it comes time for job placement than someone who just has a general education of PT.
#1 by mistify on February 25, 2010 - 12:48 pm
If you plan to go to school in New York, you will definetely be in a DPT program…almost all programs are now. PT is definetely a choice that would encompass all your interests. Yet, to become a “sports PT” you must first become a “regular” PT and then after you graduate you can specialize in this field…its recommended you get at least a year or two of experience and then you could potentially study to complete a board certification in sports medicine. The niche of sports PT is a challenging one in which to make a name for yourself, but board certification would be the best way.
If you’d like more info, go to: http://www.apta.org
…as far as answering the rest of your question, yes you could complete your prereqs where you are and then transfer to another school to complete your BS and then you could apply to a graduate PT program.