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Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Therapist Assistant Curriculum Outline

Associate of Applied Science Degree Program (Major Code: PTA3)
Credit Required for Graduation: 80 semester credit hours
Credits
General Education 16
Area I: Language Arts and Communications 3
*  ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric 3
Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
*  PSYC 1101 Introductory Psychology 3
Area III: Mathematics and Natural Science 7
*  MATH 1101 Mathematical Modeling 3
  OR    
*  MATH 1111 College Algebra 3
  OR    
*  MATH 1113 Precalculus 3
*  PHYS 1110 Conceptual Physics 3
*  PHYS 1110L Conceptual Physics Lab 1
Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts 3
Students must choose from the following courses:
*  ARTS 1101 Art Appreciation 3
*  ENGL 2130 American Literature 3
*  ENGL 2310 English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700 3
*  HUMN 1101 Introduction to Humanities 3
*  MUSC 1101 Music Appreciation 3
 
Physical Therapist Assistant Core 16
*  ALHS 1090 Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences 2
*  BIOL 2113 Anatomy and Physiology I 3
*  BIOL 2113L Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 1
*  BIOL 2114 Anatomy and Physiology II 3
*  BIOL 2114L Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 1
*  COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers 3
*  PSYC 2103 Human Development 3
 
Physical Therapist Assistant Major 48
*  PHTA 1110 Introduction to Physical Therapy 2
*  PHTA 1120 Patient Care Skills 2
*  PHTA 1130 Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology I 3
*  PHTA 1140 Physical Therapy Procedures I 4
*  PHTA 2110 Pathology I 4
*  PHTA 2120 Rehabilitation I 3
*  PHTA 2130 Physical Therapy Procedures II 4
*  PHTA 2140 Clinical Education I 4
*  PHTA 2150 Pathology II 4
*  PHTA 2160 Rehabilitation II 3
*  PHTA 2170 Kinesiology II 3
*  PHTA 2180 Clinical Education II 4
*  PHTA 2190 Clinical Education III 7
*  PHTA 2200 Physical Therapist Assistant Seminar 1

* Students must pass courses with a grade of C or higher.