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Physical Therapist Assistant

Course Sequence

SUMMER Semester
PHTA 114 Fundamentals for the Physical Therapist Assistant I 2
BIOL 140 Human Anatomy and Physiology 4
FALL Semester
PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology 3
HLTH 121 Medical Terminology 2
PHTA 112 Introduction to Physical Therapy 1
PHTA 115 Fundamentals for the Physical Therapist Assistant II 4
PHTA 116 Functional Anatomy 1
ENGL 110 Composition I 3
SPRING Semester
HEOCC 200 Disease Processes in Man 3
PHTA 118 Fundamentals for the Physical Therapist Assistant III 5
PHTA 216 Fundamentals for the Physical Therapist Assistant IV 3
PHTA 130 Clinical I 1
Mathematics 3
FALL Semester
PSY 202 Child and Adolescent Development 3
COMM 110 Communication: Process and Practice 3
HEOCC 220 Legal Issues in Health Care 1
HEOCC 230 Health Care Organization and Resources 1
PHTA 218 Fundamentals for the Physical Therapist Assistant V 5
PHTA 230 Clinical II 2
SPRING Semester
PSY 220 Adulthood and Aging 3
PHTA 220 Fundamentals for the Physical Therapist Assistant VI 4
PHTA 222 Clinical Seminar 2
PHTA 232 Clinical III 4
Humanities 3

BIOL 145 and BIOL 146 may be substituted for BIOL 140. BIOL 140 or BIOL 145 and BIOL 146 must be completed by the end of the summer session and within 5 years of admission to the program.

HCTH 121 must be completed by the of the first fall semester.

College Course Recommendations: READ 115, HEOCC 111, BIOL 145 and BIOL 146