Certificate of Achievement, Pre-Physical Therapy
Huntington Beach, USA
Advanced Certificate
DURATION
2 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2026
TUITION FEES
USD 5,953 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* $11,906 per year
Key Summary
About: Golden West College (GWC) in Huntington Beach, California, sits 15 minutes from Huntington Beach, Disneyland, Angels Stadium and 40 minutes from LAX. The Certificate of Achievement, Pre-Physical Therapy, meets prerequisites for most graduate-level Physical Therapy programs certified by the American Physical Therapy Association, covering foundational sciences, social sciences, and statistics and building knowledge in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and biomechanics.
Career Outcomes: The certificate supports applications to Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) programs and graduate pathways. Graduates may pursue entry-level roles such as physical therapist, physical therapy assistant, rehabilitation aide, clinical research assistant, exercise specialist, or allied-health and rehabilitation careers.
The Pre-Physical Therapy certificate satisfies prerequisite coursework for most graduate-level programs in this field. This certificate program offers students the opportunity to complete the required foundational sciences, social sciences, and statistics coursework. The certificate focuses on providing students who want to apply to a graduate-level Physical Therapy program certified by the American Physical Therapy Association.
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Name the basic structures of the human body.
- Use a variety of experimental and analytical techniques.
- Apply statistical modeling to data sets in the social and behavioral sciences.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIOL G220 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL G225 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 3-6 |
| or STAT C1000E | Introduction to Statistics | |
| or PSYC G140 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | |
| or SOC G125 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology | |
| or ECON G160 | Statistics for Business and Economics | |
| Select one science sequence: | ||
| Biology Option 1: | ||
| BIOL G180 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 5 |
| BIOL G182 | Zoology | 4 |
| BIOL G183 | Botany | 4 |
| Biology Option 2: | ||
| BIOL G180 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 5 |
| BIOL G186 | Diversity of Organisms | 5 |
| Chemistry: | ||
| CHEM G180 | General Chemistry A | 5 |
| CHEM G185 | General Chemistry B | 5 |
| Physics Option 1: | ||
| PHYS G120 | Algebra Based Physics: Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS G125 | Algebra Based Physics: Electricity/Magnetism | 4 |
| Physics Option 2: | ||
| PHYS G185 | Calculus Based Physics: Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS G280 | Calculus Based Physics: Electricity/Magnetism | 4 |
| Total Units | 22-30 |