PTA Curriculum

           

PTA Curriculum Plan

First Year

Gen Ed Semester 1                        

General education prerequisites / application to PTA program – Applications Due by May 1

Course Code Course Name Credits
BIO 1150 General Biology 5
ENG 1330 English Composition 1 3
HLT 2350 Medical Terminology/Intro to Pathology 3
MAT 1130 Intermediate Algebra or higher 3

 

                                                          

Semester total:    14 credit hours


Gen Ed Semester II                                

Course Code Course Name Credits
  Human Growth & Development or Genneral Psychology I 3
  Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communication I 3
  American National Government 3
CIS 1050 Introduction to computers 3

                         Semester total:    12 credit hours

 

 PTA CORE TECHNICAL COURSES (3 Trimesters)

Core SEMESTER I       

Course Code Course Name Credits
 PTA 1011 Anatomy & Physiology for the PTA 5
 PTA 1023 Human Development 3
 PTA 1021 Health & Disease I 3
 PTA 1031 Basic Patient Care 3
 PTA 1032 Basic Patient Care Lab 1
 PTA 1051 Modalities 2
 PTA 1052 Modalities Lab 1
 PTA 2011 Clinical Practice I 1
    

Semester total:  19 credit hours

Core Trimester II                       

Course Code Course Name Credits
 PTA 1022 Health & Disease II 3
 PTA 1041 Functional Anatomy 3
 PTA 1042 Functional Anatomy Lab 1
 PTA 1061 Orthopedic Therapeutic Exercise 2
 PTA 1062 Orthopedic Therapeutic Exercise Lab 1
 PTA 2001 Special Problems in PTA 2
 PTA 2012 Clinical Practice II 2
                                  

Semester total:  14 credit hours 

 

Second Year
Core Trimester II 

Course Code Course Name Credits
 PTA 1063 Neurologic Therapeutic Exercises 2
 PTA 1064 Neurologic Therapeutic Exercises Lab 1
 PTA 1081 Trends & Issues in Physical Therapy 2
 PTA 1071 PTA as a Profession 3
 PTA 2013 Clinical Practice III 7


 
Semester total:  15 credit hours

 


 

Program total: 74 credit hours for A.A.S. in Physical Therapist Assisting