Office of Admissions - Transfer Assistance

Physical Therapy Core Requirements

College of Allied Health professions

Note: While there are more than 64 transferable semester hours, you may only count 64 semester hours as transfer credit from a community college.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College


English Composition	MGCCC Course Number		USA Course Number

	ENG	1113	EH	101
	-and-		-and-
	ENG	1123	EH	102

Fine Arts	MGCCC Course Number		USA Course Number

	Choose one of the following courses:

	ART	1233	FA	1233A
	ART	1113	ARS	101
	ART	1213	ARS	101
	ART	2713	ARS	103
	ART	2723	ARS	123
	MUS	1113	MUL	101
	SPT	2233	DRA	110

Literature	MGCCC Course Number		USA Course Number

	Choose one of the following two-semester sequences:
	ENG	2223	EH	225
	-and-
	ENG	2233	EH	226
	-or-
	ENG	2323	EH	215
	-and-
	ENG	2333	EH	216
	-or-
	ENG	2353	EH	215
	-and-
	ENG	2363	EH	216
	-or-
	ENG	2423	EH	235
	-and-
	ENG	2433	EH	236

History	MGCCC Course Number		USA Course Number

	Choose one of the following courses:
	HIS	1163	HY	1163A
	HIS	1173	HY	1173A
	HIS	2213	HY	135
	HIS	2223	HY	136

Social Sciences	Choose three from the History section or from the following courses: (Must complete a two course sequence in either Literature or History)

	ECO	2113	ECO	216
	ECO	2123	ECO	215
	EPY	2533
	GEO	1113	GEO	115
	PSC	1113	PSC	130
	SOC	2113	SY	109
	SOC	2213
	-or-
	SOC	2243
	GEO	1113	GEO	115
	HUS	1133	SY	112

Mathematics	MGCCC Course Number		USA Course Number

	MAT	1323	MA	113

Statistics	MGCCC Course Number		USA Course Number

	BAD	2323	BUS	245
	-or-
	MAT	2323	ST	210

Biology	MGCCC Course Number		USA Course Number

	BIO	1134	BLY	121/121L
	BIO	1144	BLY	122/122L
	-or-		-or-
	BIO	2424	BLY

Computer Science	MGCCC Course Number		USA Course Number
	Complete four semester hours of electives chose from the courses listed on this guide or the following:
	CSC	1113	CIS	150
	-or-
	CSC	1123
	-or-
	BAD	2533	CIS	150

Public Speaking	MGCCC Course Number		USA Course Number

	SPT	1113	CA	110
	-or-
	SPT	2163

Physics	MGCCC Course Number		USA Course Number

	PHY	2414	PH	114
	-and-		-and-
	PHY	2424	PH	115

Psychology	MGCCC Course Number		USA Course Number

	PSY	1513	PSY	120
	-and-		-and-
	EPY	2533	PSY	250

General Chemistry	MGCCC Course Number		USA Course Number

	CHE	1214	CH	131/131L
	-and-		-and-
	CHE	1224	CH	132/132L

Special Notes:

The Physical Therapy program at the University of South Alabama is a master's level program. Students may apply as Baccalaureate Degree holders or as Advanced Undergraduates (minimum 96 semester or 144 quarter hours).
The University of South Alabama will accept a maximum of 64 semester hours from a junior/community college.
No course in which a student has earned a grade of lower than "D" will transfer to the University of South Alabama. No grade lower than "C" will transfer in English Composition I & II (EH 101 & 102).
Completion of the courses listed in this Advising Guide does not guarantee completion of Pre-professional course requirements or admission into Professional component programs. Consult the USA Bulletin for complete application procedures and degree requirements.
The deadline to apply for the Occupational Therapy Professional Component is January 15 prior to the Fall Semester that you intend to begin the Professional Component. Consult the USA Bulletin for complete application procedures and degree requirements.
Students are required to declare a major other than Occupational Therapy by the beginning of Junior year.
All Occupational Therapy prerequisites must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher.

Questions regarding degree/graduation requirements and the applicability of transfer credit toward satisfaction of degree requirements should be directed to the College of Allied Health Professions, UCOM 1550, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002 (251-380-2772).

Questions regarding transfer admission and transfer credit evaluation should be directed to the Office of Admissions, Meisler Hall Suite 2500, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002 (251) 460-6141 or (800) 872-5247.

For more information regarding the degree in Physical Therapy at the University of South Alabama, please consult the USA Bulletin.

TOP OF PAGE

USA Transfer Assistance Information

E-mail suggestions and comments to: Heather Nix