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Degree Requirements for the Associate of Science

Major Courses (28 Credit Hours)
AL 141 Medical Terminology (3)
AL 150 Principles of Health Information Technology (3)
AL 155 Health Care Statistics for Health Information Technology (2)
AL 157 Specialized Health Records & Registries for Health Information Technology(2)
AL 240 Directed Practice I for Health Information Technology (2)
AL 241 Directed Practice II for Health Information Technology (1)
AL 242 Directed Practice III for Health Information Technology (2)
AL 245 Health Information Coding I (3)
AL 246 Health Information Coding II (3)
AL 250 Seminar in Health Information Technology (1)
AL 366 Legal and Regulatory Issues for the Health Care Professional (3)
AL 367 Health Care Quality Improvement (3)

Correlate Courses (25 Credit Hours)
AL 101 Introduction to Health Care (3)
AL 320 Human Disease (3)
AL 375 Health Care Policy (3)
BI 250 Intro to Human Anatomy (3)
BI 255 Human Physiology (4)
BU 250 Management Information Systems (3)
EN 207 Report Writing (3)
OR
EN 208 Business and Technical Writing (3)
CM 101 Computer Competency and the Internet (3)

Prerequisite (5 Credit Hours)
BI 100 General Biology (3)
BI 101 Biology Lab (2)

See pages PG. 65 for University Requirements and General Education Requirements.
*Some correlate courses may count here; consult your advisor.

PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program leads to the Associate of Science (AS) degree. Upon completion of the program students are eligible to take a national examination to become Physical Therapist Assistants (PTA). The program features general education and science requirements as well as physical therapy procedure courses and a clinical education component. During clinical courses students may be required to attend clinical sites outside the Topeka area. All students in this program are required to provide their own transportation to clinicals as well as clinical lab attire. The student should also be aware that most clinical sites require that the student show proof of health insurance. Professional liability insurance is provided by Washburn University.

Accreditation
The Physical Therapist Assistant Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Admission Requirements
This program has special admission requirements. Interested students should contact the Allied Health Department for specific requirements or visit: http://www.washburn.edu/PTA. Interested students are required to make application for admission into the Physical Therapist Assistant Program. Twenty-four students are accepted for the fall of each year.

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)
See page PG. 65 for University Requirements.*

*MA 110 Exploring Mathematics or MA 116 College Algebra
counts as a Natural Science General Education requirement for the PTA program.

See page PG. 65 for General Education Requirements.**

**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.

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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