Physical Therapist Assistant
Associate in Applied Science
Program Curriculum - PTAS_500_DEGR
| ENGL-101 | English Composition ** | 3.00 |
|---|---|---|
| MEDT-104 | Medical Terminology ** | 1.00 |
| PTAS-154 | Patient Care Skills | 1.00 |
| PTAS-156 | Introduction to Physical Therapy | 1.00 |
| PTAS-160 | Physical Modalities I | 3.00 |
| PTAS-119 | Clinical A&P for PTA | 5.00 |
| PTAS-152 | PTA Data Collection and Manual Skills | 2.00 |
| PTAS-150 | Applied Physics for PTA | 1.00 |
| 17.00 |
| PSYH-101 | Psychology * | 3.00 |
|---|---|---|
| PTAS-158 | Kinesiology for PTA | 4.00 |
| PTAS-162 | Physical Modalities II | 3.00 |
| PTAS-166 | Pathology for PTA | 2.00 |
| PTAS-168 | Practicum I | 1.00 |
| PTAS-167 | Introduction to Clinical Internship | 2.00 |
| PTAS-164 | Therapeutic Exercise for PTA | 3.00 |
| 18.00 |
| ELECTIVE | Area D Elective | 2.00 |
|---|---|---|
| SOCO-101 | Sociology * | 3.00 |
| PTAS-251 | Clinical Internship I | 5.00 |
| COMM-103 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication * | 3.00 |
| 13.00 |
| PTAS-259 | Clinical Internship II | 5.00 |
|---|---|---|
| PTAS-254 | Orthopedic Principles and Procedures I | 3.00 |
| PTAS-256 | Neurologic Principles and Procedures I | 3.00 |
| PTAS-258 | Practicum II | 2.00 |
| 13.00 |
| PTAS-260 | Clinical Internship III | 6.00 |
|---|---|---|
| PTAS-255 | Orthopedic Principle & Procedure II | 2.00 |
| PTAS-257 | Neurologic Principle & Procedure II | 3.00 |
| PTAS-262 | Clinical Seminar | 1.00 |
| 12.00 |
*Courses may be taken prior to admission to the program or during any semester of the program.
** Courses may be taken prior to admission to the program or during the first semester.
If, in the opinion of the program coordinator and/or director, any student's work, conduct or health might have a detrimental effect on patients or personnel within a clinical agency, said student may be withdrawn from the clinical setting.
Re-entry procedures apply to those students who are out of normal progression for any reason and wish to re-enter the Program at any semester level. An academic and clinical competency exam may be required for re-entry students.
Students who fail or withdraw from any course two times will not be approved for re-entry unless extenuating circumstances exist.
Students who receive approval to re-enter will be subject to policies, procedures, and curriculum that are current at the time of re-entry.
Students are required to earn a grade point average of 2.0 or above in all courses with a PTAS and MEDT prefix (and approved substitutes) to be eligible to continue in the program.
Students are required to earn a grade point average of 2.0 or above in all courses to be eligible for graduation.