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Curriculum Outline

• Prerequisite to Admission
• Physical Therapist Assistant Program Courses
  • First Semester (Fall)
  • Second Semester (Spring)
  • Third Semester (Summer)
  • Fourth Semester (Fall)
  • Fifth Semester (Spring)

Prerequisite to Admission

Course	Total Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours	Clinic Hours
PHTA 1000: Intro to  the PTA	2	2	-	-
RHAB 1010: Medical Terminology for Rehab Health	1	1	-	-
BIOL 1010: Human Anatomy	4	3	3	-

Physical Therapist Assistant Program Courses

First Semester (Fall)

Course	Total Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours	Clinic Hours
† RHAB 1110: Kinesiology	3	3	2	-
PHTA 1120: Tests and Measurements for PTA's	2	1	3	-
PHTA 1010: Physical Therapist Assistant I	6	4	4	-
BIOL 1020: Human Physiology	4	3	3	-
MATH 1420: Introduction to College Math	3	4	-	-
Semester Total	18	15	12	-
†Students are strongly encouraged to take REHAB 1110: Kinesiology in the summer semester prior to entering the program

Second Semester (Spring)

Course	Total Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours	Clinic Hours
PHTA 1020: Physical Therapist Assistant II	3	2	5	-
RHAB 1030: Pathophysiology for Rehab	3	3	-	-
PHTA 1220:  Basic Therapeutic Exercise	1	-	1	-
ENGL 1010: English Composition I	3	3	-	-
SPCH 1100: Oral Communication I	3	3	-	-
PSYC 2010: General Psychology	3	3	-	-
Semester Total	15	14	4	-

Third Semester (Summer)

Course	Total Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours	Clinic Hours
PHTA 2910: Clinical Education I	3	-	-	40
Semester Total	3	-	-	40

Fourth Semester (Fall)

Course	Total Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours	Clinic Hours
PHTA 2010: Physical Therapist Assistant III	7	9	6	-
*PHTA 2920: Clinical Education II	3	-	-	40
PSYC 2030: Developmental Psychology	3	3	-	-
Semester Total	13	12	6	40

Fifth Semester (Spring)

Course	Total Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours	Clinic Hours
PHTA 2020: Physical Therapist Assistant IV	7	9	6	-
*PHTA 2930: Clinical Education III	3	-	-	40
PHTA 2040: PTA Career Development Seminar	1	1	-	-
Semester Total	11	10	6	40

Total Program Credits = 67

*40 hours of clinical education for 6-weeks for a total of 240 hours for PHTA 2910, 2920, & 2930

There are three other optional support courses that are strongly recommended for PTA students:

1. RHAB 1100: Foundational Kinesiology - One-credit online course that can be taken in any semester prior to or after acceptance into the PTA program, which prepares students for success in RHAB 1110: Kinesiology.
2. PHTA 1220: Basic Therapeutic Exercise - One-credit course that can be taken in the second semester, which can enhance student success in PHTA 2910:  Clinical Education I and PHTA 2010:  PTA III.
3. PHTA 2030: PT for Impaired Neurological Function - One-credit course that can be taken in the fifth semester to achieve full-time (12-credit) status, and which enhances student success in PHTA 2020: PTA IV.

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