| Seeking a professional and personally rewarding | | | | master's degree programs offered entry-level |
| career helping people heal themselves? Perhaps | | | | education...' with '...65 programs offering a |
| becoming a qualified rehabilitation therapist might | | | | combined bachelor's and master's degree, and 5 |
| be an option for you. Natural Healing schools offer | | | | offering an entry-level doctoral degree.' [1] Based |
| educational programs that prepare students in | | | | on this information, rehabilitation therapy school |
| becoming licensed occupational, rehabilitation and | | | | students will have to attain a minimum of a |
| physical therapists; and applicable fields of work. | | | | bachelor's degree in an accredited occupational or |
| Prior to enrolling in a rehabilitation therapy school, | | | | rehabilitation therapy school program in order to |
| (term is commonly interchanged with physical | | | | become a practicing therapist. In addition to |
| therapy and occupational therapy schools) | | | | successfully completing and graduating from an |
| individuals should take high school courses in art, | | | | accredited rehabilitation therapy institution, |
| biology, chemistry, health, physics and social | | | | candidates must pass a national certification |
| sciences; as these are often prerequisites for | | | | examination to attain professional license. |
| rehabilitation therapy school entry. | | | | With more and more patients willing to try |
| Accredited rehabilitation therapy learning | | | | alternative healing methods, occupational and |
| institutions provide comprehensive curriculums that | | | | physical therapy is expected to rapidly increase, |
| cover behavioral and social sciences; biology; | | | | students who wish to attain an education for this |
| computer science; human anatomy; medical | | | | particular career can anticipate long term and |
| terminology; physics; relevant electives; and other | | | | stable employment opportunities. |
| related continuing education coursework. | | | | Ref. |
| According to the US Department of Labor '...122 | | | | 1. |