Catalog 2014-2015

Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Therapist Assistant AAS (Major Code: PTA3)

Credits Required for Graduation: 80 semester credit hours

Curriculum Outline

General Education (16 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts and Communications (3 Credits)

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

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

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

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

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Science (7 Credits)

MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

OR

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

OR

MATH 1113Precalculus

3

PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3

PHYS 1110LConceptual 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 1101Art Appreciation

3

ENGL 2130American Literature

3

ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3

HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3

MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3

MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3

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

College Requirement (3 Credits)

FSSE 1000First

3

Physical Therapist Assistant Core (13 Credits)

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology I Lab

1

BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2114LAnatomy and Physiology II Lab

1

PSYC 2103Human Development

3

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

Physical Therapist Assistant Major (48 Credits)

PHTA 1110Introduction to Physical Therapy

2

PHTA 1120Patient Care Skills

2

PHTA 1130Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology I

3

PHTA 1140Physical Therapy Procedures I

4

PHTA 2110Pathology I

4

PHTA 2120Rehabilitation I

3

PHTA 2130Physical Therapy Procedures II

4

PHTA 2140Clinical Education I

4

PHTA 2150Pathology II

4

PHTA 2160Rehabilitation II

3

PHTA 2170Kinesiology II

3

PHTA 2180Clinical Education II

4

PHTA 2190Clinical Education III

7

PHTA 2200Physical Therapist Assistant Seminar

1

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