How does JMU specifically prepare me for PT School?
The people and resources at JMU can help prepare you to be a qualified applicant for the entry into PT schools. Courses and advising at JMU are not designed to make you a better physical therapist. Rather, attention is focused on seeing that you meet the qualifications for being prepared to apply to PT schools. Both group and individual advising sessions are held with pre-physical therapy advisors. Courses are taught that address the specific needs of those interested in choosing a career in physical therapy. The University sponsors a student run organization called the Pre-PT Society, where members with common interests meet to share ideas about the profession of physical therapy. Each October, coinciding with Physical Therapy Month, the University sponsors a PT Expo, an event where physical therapy programs from across the country visit JMU and display their programs for all students to interact with.
