PT at Northeastern University

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

• 1. PT 5133Kinesiology
  2. PT 6330Functional Anatomy 1
  3. PT 6331Lab for PT 6330
  4. PT 6340Functional Anatomy 2
  5. PT 6341Lab for PT 6340
  6. PT 5138Neuroscience
  7. PT 5150Motor Control, Development, and Learning
• 1. PT 5101Foundations of Physical Therapy
  2. PT 5102Lab for PT 5101
  3. PT 6350Foundations of PT Examination and Therapeutic Activities
• 1. PT 5102Lab for PT 5101
  2. PT 5101Foundations of Physical Therapy
  3. PT 6350Foundations of PT Examination and Therapeutic Activities

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PT coursework.

• PT 6340Functional Anatomy 2opens 26 courses (5 directly)
• PT 6341Lab for PT 6340opens 26 courses (4 directly)
• PT 5138Neuroscienceopens 22 courses (1 directly)
• PT 5150Motor Control, Development, and Learningopens 21 courses (4 directly)
• PT 5140Pathologyopens 11 courses (1 directly)
• PT 6350Foundations of PT Examination and Therapeutic Activitiesopens 10 courses (4 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate PT work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 76 PT and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 34 more PT courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in PT. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 8 courses deep, ending at PT 6215

  1. PT 6330Functional Anatomy 1
  2. PT 6340Functional Anatomy 2
  3. PT 5138Neuroscience
  4. PT 5150Motor Control, Development, and Learning
  5. PT 5540Clinical Integration 1: Evidence and Practice
  6. PT 5505Musculoskeletal Management 1
  7. PT 5230Pediatric and Geriatric Aspects of Life Span Management
  8. PT 6215Assistive Technology

• 7 courses deep, ending at PT 5229

  1. PT 6330Functional Anatomy 1
  2. PT 6340Functional Anatomy 2
  3. PT 5138Neuroscience

• 7 courses deep, ending at PT 6505

  1. PT 6330Functional Anatomy 1
  2. PT 6340Functional Anatomy 2
  3. PT 5138Neuroscience

• 6 courses deep, ending at PT 6221

  1. PT 6330Functional Anatomy 1
  2. PT 6340Functional Anatomy 2
  3. PT 5138Neuroscience

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for PT yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under PT yet.

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Department events

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