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PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
Degree Requirements for the Associate of Science
Major Courses (27 Credit Hours)
AL 170 Physical Therapy Procedures I (3)
AL 261 Physical Therapy Procedures II (4)
AL 264 Physical Therapy Clinical I (1)
AL 265 Physical Therapy Procedures III (4)
AL 270 Physical Therapy Clinical II (3)
AL 271 Physical Therapy Procedures IV (3)
AL 272 Physical Therapy Procedures V (3)
AL 273 Physical Therapy Issues (1)
AL 279 Physical Therapy Clinical III (5)
Correlate Courses (20 Credit Hours)
AL 101 Introduction to Health Care (3)
AL 320 Human Disease (3)
BI 255 Human Physiology & Lab (4)
BI 275 Human Anatomy & Lab (4)
PE 321 Kinesiology (3)
PE 326 Physiology of Exercise (3)
University Requirements (8 Credit Hours)
EN 101 Freshman Composition (3)
PE 198 Lifetime Wellness (2)
MA 110 Exploring Mathematics (3) OR
MA 116 College Algebra (3)*
* MA 110 Exploring Mathematics or MA 116 College Algebra counts as
a Natural Science General Education requirement for the PTA program.
General Education (18 Credit Hours)
Natural Sciences ** (6)
Social Science Electives (6)
Humanities Electives (6)
** Human Anatomy and Human Physiology have prerequisites of BI 100,
Intro to Biology, and BI 101, Intro to Biology Lab, which will count as
3 hours of the Natural Science General Education requirement and the MA
110, Exploring Mathematics, or MA 116, College Algebra, will count as
the other 3 hours of Natural Science General Education requirement.
Sample Curriculum - Physical Therapist Assistant
The suggested schedule of courses that a full-time student would likely
take to complete this program is as follows:
First Semester (17 Credit Hours)
AL 101 Introduction to Health Care (3)
BI 100 & 101 Intro to Biology and Lab (5)
EN 101 Freshman composition (3)
MA 110 Exploring Mathematics (3) OR
MA 116 College Algebra (3)
Social Science (3)
Second Semester (17 Credit Hours)
AL 170 Physical Therapy Procedures I (3)
AL 320 Human Disease (3)
BI 255 Human Physiology & Lab (4)
BI 275 Human Anatomy & Lab (4)
Social Science (3)
Summer Session (8 Credit Hours)
AL 261 Physical Therapy Procedures II (4)
AL 264 Physical Therapy Clinical I (1)
Humanities (3)
Third Semester (18 Credit Hours)
AL 270 Physical Therapy Clinical II (3)
AL 265 Physical Therapy Procedures III (4)
PE 321 Kinesiology (3)
PE 326 Physiology of Exercise (3)
Humanities (3)
PE 198 Lifetime Wellness (2)
Fourth Semester (12 Credit Hours)
AL 279 Physical Therapy Clinical III (5)
AL 273 Physical Therapy Issues (1)
AL 272 Physical Therapy Procedures V ((3)
PT 271 Physical Therapy Procedures IV (3)
Students may take, and are encouraged to take, any of the correlate courses,
University required courses, or general education courses prior to making
application to the program.
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