PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT: ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE [CAREER PROGRAM]
Total Credit Hours: 70.5
Courses
GENERAL COURSES | TITLES | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
ENGL 110 *** | COMPOSITION I | 3 |
COMM 110 *** or COMM 113 *** | INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: PRESENTATION AND THEORY or BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING | 3 |
PSY 110 *** | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
MATHEMATICS * | 3 | |
BIOL 140 ** | HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHIOLOGY | 4 |
HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS * | 3 | |
PROGRAM COURSES | titles | Credit Hours |
HEOCC 200 *** | DISEASE PROCESSES IN MAN | 3 |
HLTH 121 *** | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 2 |
PHTA 100 | PHYSICAL THERAPY ORIENTATION | 0.5 |
PHTA 111 | INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL THERAPY INTERVENTIONS | 5.5 |
PHTA 112 | INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL THERAPY | 1.5 |
PHTA 116 | ANATOMY AND KINESIOLOGY FOR THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST | 5 |
PHTA 118 | PRINCIPLES OF ORTHOPEDIC REHABILITATION | 6 |
PHTA 130 | CLINICAL I | 1.5 |
PHTA 216 | PRINCIPLES OF THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES | 4 |
PHTA 218 | PRINCIPLES OF NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION | 6 |
PHTA 220 | SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS | 5.5 |
PHTA 222 | MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT | 2.5 |
PHTA 230 | CLINICAL II | 2.5 |
PHTA 232 | CLINICAL III | 3 |
PSY 202 *** | CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
* See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree.
** Must be completed prior to starting the first fall semester.
*** Underlined courses may be complete prior to admission to the program.
Recommended Course Sequence
SEMESTER | COURSES |
|---|---|
Summer Semester 1 | PHTA 100; BIOL 140; HLTH 121 |
1st Semester | ENGL 110; HEOCC 200; PHTA 111; PHTA 116 |
2nd Semester | PSY 110; COMM 110 or 113; PHTA 112; PHTA 118; PHTA 130 |
Summer Semester 2 | PHTA 216 |
3rd Semester | PSY 202; Mathematics; PHTA 218; PHTA 230 |
4th Semester | Humanities/Fine Arts; PHTA 220; PHTA 222; PHTA 232 |
Department Contact Information
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Peoria Campus, Cedar, Room 105
(309) 690-7530