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Today i started school and my teacher gave us this form that we have to fill out. one of the questions was 'what do you anticipate pursuing as a career'. i want to be a physical therapist, so is that what i put? how would i word it? and another question was if i plan to attend college, and i said yes. then it said explain. so what im wanting to know was how many years do you have to go to college to be a physical therapist, what do you have to major in, how many years of post-graduate school do you have to attend, is there anything else you have to do before you can become a physical therapist? your time would be highly appreciated, because not only do i need this for my teacher, i need it for my self.
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You've got a few options when looking to become a physical therapist.
A Physical Therapist Assistant only requires a 2-year associates degree to begin working.
Although there are a few four-year bachelor programs left in Canada (where I live) I am pretty sure in the states you required to have a master's degree. Normally a it's a M.S. in Rehabilitation Sciences that you actually receive but I know there are some specialize M.S is Physiotherapy (another name for physical therapy). So that is six years in school in total. You could also stay in school a bit longer and receive a doctorate.
The American Physical Therapy Association or APTA controls all the certification of PT's in the US (you must pass their licensing exam after graduating in order to practice) google them and you might be able to find some more information on education or schools in your area.
You might want to look into some similar jobs as well. Occupational therapy is very similar to physical therapy (I think it's more interesting actually) and jobs like recreational therapists, rehabilitation counselors, respiratory therapists, and speech-language pathologists might be interesting to you too.
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Yes, for career you would put physical therapist. As for college, write 4 year graduate school. You don't have to worry about what you're going to major in. You don't worry about that until junior or senior year of high school.
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