NOTE: Students are permitted to take the PCAT three times.
Interested students should maintain close contact with the Division's Pre-Health Professions advisors or the chairperson of the Division of Mathematics and Sciences.
Physical therapy is a profession dealing with the development and administration of programs of care to restore motor function, relieve pain, and prevent disability in individuals whose abilities are threatened by disease, injury, loss of a body part, or conditions existing at birth. Evaluation includes performing and evaluating tests to determine the extent of injury, the cause of dysfunction, and the selection of appropriate therapeutic procedures.
Coursework including: ART 130 or MUS 130; BIO 111, 210, 220, 301, and 303; CHE 101/110 and 102/120; COS 100; ECO 200 or POS 101; ENG 101, 102, and 211; HED 221 or two PHE courses; HIS 103; MAT 115 and 120; IGS 200, 201, 300, and 301, 302, 303, or 304; PHE 331 and 330; PHY 207 and 208; PSY 200 and 410; SOC 203; SPE 103; two semester of a foreign language; 8/9 hours of electives selected from ADM 100, ADM 103, BIO 304, EDU 221, FNU 104, HED 107, PHE 324, or PSY 300.
The baccalaureate degree program in physical therapy is taught at the senior level requiring 2/3 years of pre-professional education for admission. In order to be admitted, students must meet the following requirements:
Interested students should maintain close contact with the Division's Pre-Health Professions advisors or the chairperson of the Division of Mathematics and Sciences.
Biology is the scientific study of living systems. The importance of biology in today's world is self-evident. Biology instruction at Kentucky State University provides students with a basic knowledge of the field. The curriculum includes the study of viruses, bacteria, animals, plants, gene regulation, and theoretical and practical ecology. Students are encouraged to master basic principles of scientific inquiry while familiarizing themselves with the traditional aspects of a sound liberal education.
The Division of Mathematics and Sciences offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with three options: General Biology, Pre-Professional, and Biology with Teacher Certification. Details on the former may be found elsewhere in this Catalogue in the sub-section on the School of Education of the College of Professional Studies section. A minor in Biology is also offered.
The Biology curriculum is well suited for the student who plans to enter the workforce immediately upon graduation or intends to continue his/her course of study in graduate, medical, or dental school.
The student who majors in General Biology must complete a minimum of 128-139 semester credit hours, including the University's Liberal Studies Requirements (with BIO 111 in place of BIO 101) and the following 27-30 semester credit hour Biology core course requirements: BIO 115, 210, 212, 302, 303, 307, 316, 401, 408, and 410; and at least 10 semester credit hours of Biology electives selected from BIO 301, 304, 305, 308, 309, 311, 315, 317, 318, 406, 410, 415, 417, 491, 493, or 495. The Biology major must earn a "C" or above in the core and elective courses and in the following required 37 semester credit hours of support courses: CHE 101/110, 102/120, 200, and 315/350; MAT 120 and 131; and PHY 207 and 208. The program requires the completion of 6 semester credit hours of free electives and 3 semester credit hours of limited electives at the 300/400 level.
Students who intend to major in the General Biology Option are required to take BIO 111 and CHE 101 instead of other natural science electives of the Liberal Studies Requirements.
Students planning to attend medical, dental, or veterinary school must replace CHE 200 with CHE 301/310 and 302/320 in the curriculum of the General Biology Option.