Physical Therapist Assistant

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Physical Therapist Assistant AAS (Major Code: PTA3)

Physical Therapist Assistant AAS (Major Code: PTA3)

Credit Required for Graduation: 80 semester credit hours

Curriculum Outline

General Education (16 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts and Communications (3 Credits)

ENGL 1101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

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

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

PSYC 1101

Introductory Psychology

3

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

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Science (7 Credits)

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

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

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts (3 Credits)

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
MUSC 2040	History of Popular Music	3

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

Physical Therapist Assistant Core (16 Credits)

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

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

Physical Therapist Assistant Major (48 Credits)

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 above courses with a grade of C or higher.