Start your career at CSM
There are a lot of classes offered at CSM which can help you with a career in Athletic Training, Personal Training, or Physical Therapy. The following are a list of classes that are offered at CSM which will apply toward either the prerequisites or degree requirements for a career in Athletic Training or Physical Therapy.  The College of San Mateo can be a great place to start your career.

• You can complete all the prerequisites and general education requirements for most schools
  while at CSM.
• Some schools may have other prerequisites or degree requirements that must be completed
  at their institution. Check with the specific institution for their requirements.
  
  

ESSENTIAL CLASSES:  Requirements/Prerequisites that almost all schools require.
Units	Class	Title
4	BIOL 110	General Principles of Biology
3	BIOL 130	Human Biology
4	BIOL 250	Anatomy
5	BIOL 260	Introductory Physiology
5	CHEM 210	General Chemistry I
5	CHEM 220	General Chemistry II
3	MATH 200	Elementary Probability and Statistics
3	PSYC 100	General Psychology
4	PHYS 210	General Physics I
3	CA&S 310	Nutrition

RECOMMENDED CLASSES:  Requirements/Prerequisites that some schools require. * = classes for a Physical Therapy curriculum. ** = Activity Courses include: Tennis, Golf, Aerobics, Weight Conditioning, etc.
Units	Class	Title
4	BIOL 240	General Microbiology*
5	CHEM 231	Organic Chemistry I*
5	CHEM 232	Organic Chemistry II*
3	MATH 130	Analytic Trigonometry
4	PHYS 220	General Physics II*
3	PSYC 200	Developmental Psychology*
3	PSYC 410	Abnormal Psychology*
1	P.E. 680	First Aid/CPR (Adult, Child and Infant)
3	CIS 110	Introduction to Computer and Information Science
1	P.E ___	Activity Courses**