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Physical Therapist Assistant

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Physical Therapist Assistant

This program offers training to become a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant working under the supervision of a physical therapist and assisting in implementing treatment programs according to the plan of care including training patients in exercises and functional activities, administering physical agents, and conducting other treatments. Physical therapist assistants must complete a two-year associate degree program and then pass a licensure exam.

Associate Degree
First Year
Course	Course ID	First Semester	Sem Hours
BIOL	2401	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4
SRGT	1301	Medical Terminology	3
PTHA	1301	Profession of Physical Therapy	3
PTHA	1405	Basic Patient Care Skills	3
PTHA	1531	Physical Agents	5
			19

Course	Course ID	Second Semester	Sem Hours
BIOL	2402	Human Anatomy and Physicology II	4
SPCH	1318	Interpersonal Communication or SPCH 1315 Public Speaking or SPCH 1321 Business & Professional Speaking	3
PTHA	2509	Therapeutic Exercise	5
PTHA	1413	Functional Anatomy	4
PTHA	2201	Essentials of Data Collection	2
			18

Course	Course ID	First Summer Term	Sem Hours
PTHA	1266	Practicum-Pysical Therapist Assistant (I)	2
			2

Course	Course ID	Second Summer Term	Sem Hours
ENGL	1301	Grammar and Composition	3
MATH	1314	College Algebra or MATH 1333 Mathematical Topics	3
			6

Second Year
Course	Course ID	First Semester	Sem Hours
PSYC	2314	Human Growth and Development	3
PTHA	1321	Pathophysiology	3
PTHA	2435	Rehabilitation Techniques	4
PTHA	2205	Neurology	2
PTHA	2431	Management of Neurological Disorders	4
			16

Course	Course ID	Second Semester	Sem Hours
PTHA	2160	Clinical-Physical Therapist Assistant (I)	1
PTHA	2266	Practicum-Physical Therapist Assistant (II)	2
PTHA	2267	Practicum-Physical Therapist Assistant (III)	2
PTHA	2239	Professional Issues	2
.......	.......	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3
			10
		Total Hours	71

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