Physical Therapist Assistant - A.A.S. Degree Program (Career)
Application Code 282
For curriculum information, contact the Health Sciences Division—Room HS-236—443-518-1560.
Under the direction and supervision of a Physical Therapist, the Physical Therapist Assistant, a skilled technical health care provider, performs selected physical therapy procedures and related tasks. Depending on the employment setting and the individual patient, those tasks may include contributing to total patient care and assisting the Physical Therapist in carrying out complete procedures and programs.
General Education Core
Composition
Humanities, Arts and Literature
| SPCH-110 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 credits |
Social Sciences
Science
Mathematics
Required Courses Related to Major
Required Courses
| BIOL-204 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 credits |
| PTAP-100 | Introduction to Physical Therapy | 2 credits |
| PTAP-110 | Fundamentals of Practice I | 3 credits |
| PTAP-120 | Clinical Kinesiology | 3 credits |
| PTAP-130 | Therapeutic Modalities | 3 credits |
| PTAP-150 | Clinical Pathology | 3 credits |
| PTAP-160 | Orthopedic Dysfunctions I | 3 credits |
| PTAP-210 | Fundamentals of Practice II | 3 credits |
| PTAP-213 | Clinical Education I | 2 credits |
| PTAP-214 | Clinical Education II | 2 credits |
| PTAP-230 | Therapeutic Modalities II | 3 credits |
| PTAP-240 | Therapeutic Exercise | 3 credits |
| PTAP-250 | Clinical Neuroscience | 3 credits |
| PTAP-260 | Orthopedic Dysfunctions II | 3 credits |
| PTAP-265 | Professional Issues in Pt | 1 credit |
| PTAP-270 | Clinical Education III | 4 credits |
| PTAP-275 | Clinical Education IV | 4 credits |
Total Credit Hours: 70
Applicants for the PTA program must have completed the following minimum prerequisite/general education coursework: College-level English Composition or HCC’s ENGL-121, BIOL-101, and MATH-138. Applicants must have an overall HCC GPA of 2.25 or higher and an overall science/mathematics GPA of 2.0 or higher, must have completed BIOL-203 with a “B” or better, and are required to have a minimum of 25 hours of documented PT clinical observation experience. A grade of “C” or better is required in all Physical Therapist Assistant and science courses.
Effective November 7, 2012, Howard Community College has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314; phone: 703-706-3245; email:accreditation@apta.org). Candidacy is not an accreditation status nor does it assure eventual accreditation. Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program is progressing toward accreditation.