2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Rehabilitation Science, BS
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The Bachelor of Science Program in Rehabilitation Science (BSRS) offers a dynamic curriculum designed to prepare students for graduate education in occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, medicine, prosthetics and orthotics, rehabilitation counseling and assistive technology, and other health care professions. The program has core curriculum requirements designed with enough flexibility to permit students to pursue a personalized education to achieve their educational goals. Students are encouraged to explore other areas of academic inquiry through elective courses, minors and certificates throughout the University and abroad; to participate in clinical experiences; to involve themselves in undergraduate research; and to develop their leadership skills through participation in student organizations and community service.
Faculty who teach in the BSRS program constitute a strong interdisciplinary group of individuals from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences including representation from the departments of Emergency Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, and Rehabilitation Science and Technology. In addition, instructors from other Schools of the Health Sciences teach within the program along with community leaders, clinicians and researchers with experience in selected areas.
Contact Information:
Natalie Belin
Program Administrator
Undergraduate Program in Rehabilitation Science
Suite 6065, Forbes Tower
412-624-3112
undergradrehabscience@shrs.pitt.edu
Admission Requirements
Students are eligible for admission to the Rehabilitation Science Program after successful completion of approximately 60 college credits including the following prerequiste courses, other admission criteria and an application.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (based on 4.0).
- Prerequisite science and math GPA of 2.5 (based on 4.0).
- The science and math GPA is calculated using scores from any course taken in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math including higher level classes. Repeated classes are averaged.
- 60 credits are required to begin the program.
- Prerequisites must be completed for a letter grade, minimum grade of C- (C for transfer) unless otherwise noted.
- Applications may be submitted while prerequisite coursework is in progress.
Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarentee admission.
General Education Requirements/Prerequisites
Requirements for students entering the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 2021 as first-year students, and students currently enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh and external transfer students entering the upper-division programs offered at SHRS in Fall 2023:
- General Biology (BIOSC 0150 or BIOSC 0715 ) and Lab (BIOSC 0050 or BIOSC 0057 or BIOSC 0058 ) - 4 Credits
- General Chemistry and Lab (CHEM 0110 or CHEM 0710 ) - 4 Credits
- Physics 1 (PHYS 0110 or PHYS 0174 or PHYS 0475 ) - 3-4 Credits
- Mathematics (MATH 0031 or higher) - 3 Credits. Students exempt from Algebra requirement with a 620 or above Math SAT or a 27 or above Math ACT
Students exempt from algebra requirement with a 620 or above Math SAT or a 27 and above Math ACT
- Statistics (STAT 0200 , STAT 1000 , or higher) - 3-4 Credits
- Introduction to Psychology (PSY 0010 ) - 3 Credits
- Human Development - 3 Credits. REHSCI 1245 preffered; PSY 0310 accepted
REHSCI 1245 - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT preferred; PSY 0310 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY accepted
- English Composition (Minimum ENGCMP 0200 or equivalent) - 3 Credits
- Intensive Writing (W) - 3 Credits. Choose one course with Course Attribute “High Impact Practices” and Course Attribute Value “Writing Intense Course.” ENGCMP 0440 recommended or ENGCMP 0540
- Oral Communication - 3 Credits. COMMRC 0520 ; COMMRC 0500 , COMMRC 0510 , COMMRC 0530 accepted
- Diversity course - 3 Credits. Choose one course with Course Attribute “DSAS General Education Requirement” and Course Attribute Value “Diversity.”
- Humanities course - 3 Credits. Choose one course with Course Attribute “DSAS General Education Requirement” and Course Attribute Value “Literature” or “Creative Work” or “Philosophical Thinking or Ethics” or “The Arts.” Consider a course in bioethics or one with a disability or health/medicine focus.
- Social Science course - 3 Credits. Choose one course with Course Attribute “DSAS General Education Requirement” and Course Attribute Value “Social Science.” Consider a course with a disabilty or health/ medicine focus.
- Global Awareness and Cultural Understanding - 3 Credits. Choose one course with Course Attribute “DSAS General Education Requirement” and Course Attribute Value “Cross-Cultural Awareness” or “Geographic Region” or “Global Issues.” ANTH 0780 Cultural Anthropology recommended.
Total Required Prerequisite Credits: 43-46
Students planning to apply to graduate programs in health sciences are encouraged to complete most of the prerequisite courses for those programs (e.g., Physics 2, Biology 2, Chemistry 2, etc.) prior to admission to the Undergraduate Rehabilitation Science Program. Anatomy and Physiology (prerequisites for many professional health science programs) are included in the Rehabilitation Science curriculum.
Application Procedures
Please visit the SHRS website to access information about applying to the program.
Required for admission:
Please note that admission to the Rehabilitation Science program is competitive. Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarentee admission.
Transfer Student Information:
Transfer students must apply to the University of Pittsburgh by completing the Office of Admission and Financial Aid’s Transfer Application and selecting Rehabilitation Science as their intended field of study. International transfer students click here.
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