Physical Therapy Assistant

Michael Hellie, Academic Advisor.

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
HLTH 110	Wellness for Living	3
	or
HLTH 220	Human Nutrition	4
NRSG 234	Medical Terminology	2
PEAC	Any PEAC activity courses	2
PHYS 201	Conceptual Physics	3
PHYS 204	Conceptual Physics Laboratory	1
PSYC 130	General Psychology	4
PSYC 215	Developmental Psychology	4
	or
PSYC 492	Abnormal Psychology	4
SPCH 101	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	4
	or
SPCH 310	Interpersonal and Nonverbal Communication	3

A minimum of 80 hours work/observation experience required in a physical therapy department, 20 hours of which must be in an in-patient setting and 20 hours in an outpatient setting.

Humanities (4)

Select four credits from the following courses:

ART 251	Introduction to Art	4
ENGL 210	Survey of British and American Literature	4
ENGL 211	Survey of British and American Literature	4
ENGL 212	Survey of British and American Literature	4
HIST 121	The West and the World	4
HIST 122	The West and the World	4
HIST 221	History of the United States	4
HIST 222	History of the United States	4
MUHL 124	Introduction to Music	4
PHIL 205	Introduction to Philosophy	4

Any foreign language course may be used as well.

Religion

Four credits a year; eight credits max.

Electives

To meet minimum total of 48 quarter hours.

Individuals who have received a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university need only to complete these prerequisite courses: Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, Conceptual Physics, General Psychology, one of the additional psychology options, and one of the speech options.