Except for the fact that, as the Oxford English Dictionary notes, there's a 50-year gap between the battle for Port Mahon and mayonnaise's appearance in the textual record. But nature abhors a vacuum (sous-vide aside), and plenty of theorists took advantage of mayonnaise's unclear origins to come up with their own.
Depending on the structure of the program, you may or may not need to complete your bachelor's degree before entering the program...especially if you apply to the doctorate level program. So, yes, one does need to go to grad school to become a PT. It would be worth your while to go to the apta website at www.apta.org and click under education to get a list of accredited PT programs. Then you can visit each school's website to get a better idea of their entrance requirements.
In order to work as a physical therapist, you must complete a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree program. As of 2014, there were 228 physical therapy programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), most of which last three years.It is usually necessary to apply for DPT programs through the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS).any physical therapists also receive extensive training in patient psychology to better understand and help clients cope with the emotional challenges associated with a physical ailment. As with most careers, the path to success can take many different forms.