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PHYSICAL THERAPY AS A CALLING
In a fallen world in which pain and suffering are an everyday
reality for many people, the healing professions provide an avenue of
faithful service to the Healer and Redeemer of all things. Covenant
provides students called to physical therapy with essential foundations
for the heart and mind.
We believe that God calls His people to specific areas of service in
his Kingdom and we have seen God faithfully use Covenant bring together
gifts, desires and opportunities in students’ lives that He uses call
them to work as physical therapists. As faculty involved in the pre PT
major, we work to help students discern calling directions before God
while working to equip them for the tasks God places before them.
Physical therapy offers a challenging people-oriented profession that
combines a wide range of social, educational and technical skills.
Training in physical therapy is offered through graduate programs at
universities all across the country. Admission to these masters (2 year)
and doctoral level (3 year) programs is based on a solid undergraduate
preparation, good GRE scores and experience in physical therapy
settings. Competition for entrance into these programs can be stiff and
students with less than a 3.5 GPA and mediocre GRE scores will not be
encourage to apply. Physical therapy programs recommend an
undergraduate curriculum with a strong background in the liberal arts,
extensive general education coursework as well as science coursework
that is foundational for specific training in physical therapy.
WHY TAKE PRE-PT STUDIES AT COVENANT?
The strengths of the pre-PT program lay both in the overall context
of education at Covenant and in the specific aspects of the pre PT
major. Covenant’s curriculum as a whole challenges students to develop
an integrated framework for thought and life, for faithfully
understanding and pursuing God’s callings in every aspect of their
lives. To do this, demanding courses in a student’s major discipline are
combined with an extensive set of core requirements that provide breadth
beyond the chosen major and rich context for studies in the major.
Students who take full advantage of a Covenant education can emerge from
their studies at Covenant energized and equipped to pursue fruitful and
faithful callings before God: Equipped with the boldness that comes from
the realization of a well-founded biblical faith, and with a humility
that is fitting for fallen creatures redeemed by grace to work
redemptively in a fallen world.
View the [Pre-PT
Course Requirements]
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