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Physical Therapist Assistant, AAS (full-time)

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Degree & Certificate Requirements

You are strongly encouraged to work with a counselor, advisor, or faculty/department coordinator

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Suggested full-time sequence:

Credit Hours Required: 63.5

Preliminary Courses:

BIOL 2710 - Human Physiological Anatomy 6.00 Credit Hours (Required Course GEN ED GroupII) (Critical Course )
HHSC 1020 - Physical Therapy Careers 1.00 Credit Hours (Critical Course )

Semester 1

GEN ED - Group I.A (AAS, ABA) Variable Credit Hours ¹
PSYC 1010 - Introductory Psychology 4.00 Credit Hours (Required Course GEN ED Group III)¹
PTAS 1020 - Physical Therapy Procedures 1-Lecture 2.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 1031 - Physical Therapy Procedures 1-Laboratory 2.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 1070 - Joint Structure & Function-Lecture 2.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 1081 - Joint Structure & Function-Laboratory 1.50 Credit Hours
PTAS 1091 - Clinical Medicine for the Physical Therapist Assistant 2.00 Credit Hours

Semester 2

HUMN 1700 - Comparative Religions 3.00 Credit Hours
OR PHIL 2100 - Introduction to Ethics 3.00 Credit Hours (Required Course GEN ED Group IV, select one)¹
PTAS 1140 - Life Span Development for PTA 2.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 1150 - Kinesiology-Lecture 3.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 1160 - Kinesiology-Laboratory 1.50 Credit Hours
PTAS 1170 - Physical Therapy Procedures 2-Lecture 2.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 1180 - Physical Therapy Procedures 2-Laboratory 2.00 Credit Hours

Semester 3

PTAS 2110 - Neuromuscular Physical Therapy-Lecture 2.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 2120 - Neuromuscular Physical Therapy-Laboratory 1.50 Credit Hours
PTAS 2130 - Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy-Lecture 2.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 2140 - Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy-Laboratory 1.50 Credit Hours
PTAS 2190 - Physical Therapy Procedures 3-Lecture 1.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 2200 - Physical Therapy Procedures 3-Laboratory 1.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 2340 - Clinical Internship 1 2.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 2350 - Clinical Internship 2 2.00 Credit Hours

Semester 4

PTAS 2440 - Rehabilitation Techniques-Lecture 2.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 2450 - Rehabilitation Techniques-Laboratory 1.50 Credit Hours
PTAS 2460 - Pediatrics 2.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 2470 - Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 2.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 2500 - Seminar for Physical Therapist Assistants 2.00 Credit Hours
PTAS 2390 - Clinical Internship 3 4.00 Credit Hours

Program Notes:

¹ It is recommended that the course be taken prior to admission to the physical therapist assistant program; however, it must be completed prior to completion of the program as it is a degree requirement.

Students must apply through the selective admission process and be accepted into the physical therapist assistant program before taking any PTAS course.
Forty (40) hours of volunteer service in a Physical Therapy Department is required prior to any PTAS course.

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