Physical Therapist Assistant AS Degree
The Physical Therapist Assistant program prepares students for employment as physical therapist assistants (PTA). The PTA functions through the direction of a physical therapist (PT) to implement the PT’s plan of care. The ultimate goal of physical therapy is to aid patients and clients in their return to maximal function. PTA students are instructed in thinking processes and skills such as therapeutic exercise, orthopedic and neurological interventions, therapeutic modalities, and the art of patient care. In addition to patient treatment courses, students study the basic sciences of anatomy, physiology, clinical pathology, and kinesiology. Clinical education experiences are integrated throu
Courses
- BI 013 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I Units: 4
- BI 014 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II Units: 5
- ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing Units: 4
- KINE 008 — Introduction to Kinesiology Units: 3
- MATH 016 — Finite Mathematics Units: 3
- PHIL 006 — Introduction to Philosophy Units: 3
- PHIL 013 — Perspectives on Death & Dying Units: 3
- PHIL 014 — Introduction to Ethics Units: 3
- PSY 003 — Developmental Psychology Units: 3
- PSYC C1000 — Introduction to Psychology Units: 3
- PTA 001 — Introduction to Physical Therapy Units: 2.5
- PTA 002 — Pathophysiology I Units: 2.5
- PTA 003 — Therapeutic Procedures I Units: 3
- PTA 004 — Therapeutic Procedures II Units: 4
- PTA 005 — Kinesiology Lab Units: 1
- PTA 006 — Pathophysiology II Units: 2
- PTA 007 — Neuroscience Units: 4
- PTA 009 — Functional Anatomy + Kinesiology Units: 3
- PTA 010 — Physical Therapy Issues and Trends Units: 2
- PTA 011 — Therapeutic Procedure III Units: 3
- PTA 012 — Clinical Fieldwork I Units: 4.5
- PTA 013 — Clinical Fieldwork II Units: 7.5
- PTA 014 — Physical Therapist Assistant Seminar Units: 2
- SOC 003 — Fundamentals of Statistics Units: 3
- STAT C1000 — Introduction to Statistics Units: 4