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Students are admitted to the Physical Therapist Assistant Program in January of each year. You must successfuly complete all the required prerequisite courses and Course content is sequential, and students should plan to enroll in all Physical Therapist Assistant courses in the order and during the terms indicated in the following curriculum outline.

PROGRAM: ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE - PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT

Course Number

Course Name

Current Credits

 

MAJOR COURSES - 1ST SEMESTER

 

BSC 2085

Human Anatomy and Physiology I

3 credits

BSC 2085L

Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I

1 credit

PHT 1201

Introduction to Physical Therapy

2 credit

PHT 1201L

Introduction to Physical Therapy Laboratory

1 credits

PHT 1211

Disabilities and Therapeutic Procedures I

2 credits

PHT 1211L

Disabilities and Therapeutic Procedures I Lab

1 credit

PHT 1102

Anatomy for Physcial Therapist Assistant

2 credits

PHY 1004

Physics with Application

3 credits

PHY 1004L

Physics with Application Laboratory

1 credit

 

TOTALS

16 Credits

 

 

 

 

MAJOR COURSES - 2ND SEMESTER

 

ENC 1101

English Composition

3 credits

BSC 2086

Anatomy and Physiology II

3 credit

BSC 2086L

Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory

1 credits

PHT 2120

Applied Kinesiology

2 credits

PHT 2120L

Applied Kinesiology Laboratory

1 credit

PHT 2224

Disabilites and Therapuetic Procedures II

4 credits

PHT 2224L

Disabilities and Therapuetic Procedures II Lab

2 credits

 

TOTALS

16 Credits

 

 

 

 

MAJOR COURSES - 3RD SEMESTER

 

HIM 2472

Medical Terminol;ogy

3 credits

PHT 2162

Survey of Neurological Deficits

3 credits

PHT 2701

Rehabilitation Procedures

3 credits

PHT 2701L

Rehabilitation Procedures Laboratory

2 credits

PHT 2801

Clinical Practice and Conference I

4 credits

 

TOTALS

15 Credits

 

 

 

 

MAJOR COURSES - 4TH SEMESTER

 

PHI 2604

Critical Thinking

3 credits

CLP 1006

Psychology of Personal Effectiveness

3 credits

PHT 2931

Seminar

3 credits

PHT 2810

Clinical Practice and Conference II

5 credits

 

TOTALS

14 Credits

 

 

 

 

MAJOR COURSES - 5TH SEMESTER

 

SPC 1026

Fundamentals of Speech Communication

3 credits

PHT 2820

Clinical Practice and Conference III

7 credits

Elective

Elective

3credits

 

TOTALS

13 Credits

 

GRAND TOTALS

74 CREDITS

CGS 1060

Introduction to Microcomputer Usage - This course must be satisfied for completion of the Associate in Science Degree. Course satisfaction can be accomplished through examination or by class attendance

 

Ratio of Credits to Contact Hours

In order to practice safely as a Physical Therapist Assistant, students must complete a predetermined number of classroom or "contact" hours. For this reason, the number of hours you spend in class will be greater than you might expect. A two-credit clinical laboratory course might require a commitment of six hours of class time per week. The required ratio of credits to contact hours is spelled out in detail below.

Contact hours for theory courses are the equivalent of one contact hour per week for 16 weeks for each credit.

Contact hours for clinical laboratory courses are the equivalent of three contact hours per week for 16 weeks for each credit. Science lab courses meet 2 hours per week per credit.

If courses are taught in less than 16 weeks, the total number of required contact hours will be divided by the number of weeks the course is offered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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