Physical Therapy Assistant

Steven Lee, Shirley Anderson, Academic Advisers.

These are usually two year programs and students receive an Associate Degree upon completion. Loma Linda University (LLU) offers this program with one year of college prerequisite courses and one year of training at LLU. Courses with grades below C do not count on the program. Courses at Walla Walla University which meet these prerequisites are:

Required Courses:

BIOL 121	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 122	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 123	Anatomy and Physiology	4
ENGL 121	College Writing I	3
ENGL 122	College Writing II	3
ENGL 223	Research Writing	3
PHYS 201	Conceptual Physics	3
PHYS 204	Conceptual Physics Laboratory	1
PSYC 130	General Psychology	4
PSYC 215	Child and Adolescent Development	4
	or
PSYC 492	Abnormal Psychology	4
SPCH 101	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	4

Humanities Elective: (4)

Select from fine arts, foreign language, literature, philosophy

Mathematics

(High school algebra and geometry with grade of C or better)

Physical Education or Health (2)

Religion (4)

Electives

To meet minimum of 48 quarter hours

A minimum of 80 hours of documented volunteer/work experience, with a Physical Therapist.