Pre-Physical Therapy Program

A student is shown different stretching poses.

Are you interested in becoming a physical therapist in the future? You can have any major during your time at PLNU before you go to physical therapy school, but a major in applied health science, can get you ahead of the game.

PLNU’s Pre-Physical Therapy Program is advised by Brandon Sawyer who advises and encourages students wishing to pursue admission to physical therapy school. In addition, Alex Lytle assists in internship placement and preparation for the application process. Students are encouraged to take the clinical internship course directed by Dr Lytle, DPT where students are placed in a variety of clinical settings.

From PLNU to PT

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Pathway to PT

Labs in Action

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An MSOT student helps someone from a bed into a wheelchair