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Physical Therapist Assistant AAS

Course Summary for Physical Therapist Assistant AAS Degree

(CIP Code: 51.0806)

1st Year
Prerequisite Semester
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
PTHA 1201 The Profession of Physical Therapy WECM (SCH) 2 0 0 32 2
ENGL 1301 COMPOSITION I ACGM 3 0 0 48 3
BIOL 2401 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I ACGM 3 3 0 96 4
PSYC 2301 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY ACGM 3 0 0 48 3
Prerequisite Semester Totals 11 3 0 224 12
1st Semester
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
PTHA 1409 Introduction to Physical Therapy WECM (SCH) 2 6 0 128 4
HITT 1305 Medical Terminology I WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
BIOL 2402 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II ACGM 3 3 0 96 4
PTHA 1413 Functional Anatomy WECM (SCH) 2 6 0 128 4
1st Semester Totals 10 15 0 400 15
2nd Semester
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
PTHA 2205 Neurology WECM (SCH) 1 2 0 48 2
PTHA 2509 Therapeutic Exercise WECM (SCH) 3 6 0 144 5
PTHA 1321 Pathophysiology for the PTA WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
ENGL X3XX ANY HUMANITIES OR FINE ARTS COURSE AS LISTED: ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333 ACGM 3 0 0 48 3
PHIL X3XX or ANY HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS COURSE AS LISTED: PHIL 1301, 2306 ACGM 3 0 0 48 3
XXXX X3XX or ANY HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS COURSE AS LISTED: ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304; DRAM 1310, 2361, 2362, 2366; MUSI 1301, 1306, 1308, 1310 ACGM 3 0 0 48 3
2nd Semester Totals 10 8 0 288 13
1st Summer Session
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
PTHA 1431 Physical Agents WECM (SCH) 3 3 0 96 4
PTHA 2301 Essentials of Data Collection WECM (SCH) 2 4 0 96 3
1st Summer Session Totals 5 7 0 192 7
2nd Year
1st Semester
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
PTHA 1266 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Physical Therapist Assistant WECM (SCH) 0 0 16 256 2
PTHA 2431 Management of Neurological Disorders WECM (SCH) 3 3 0 96 4
PTHA 2435 Rehabilitation Techniques WECM (SCH) 3 3 0 96 4
1st Semester Totals 6 6 16 448 10
2nd Semester
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
PTHA 2266 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Physical Therapist Assistant WECM (SCH) 0 0 16 256 2
PTHA 2267 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Physical Therapist Assistant WECM (SCH) 0 0 16 256 2
PTHA 2239 Professional Issues WECM (SCH) 1 3 0 64 2
2nd Semester Totals 1 3 32 576 6
Program Totals 43 42 48 2128 63

Approved: April 14, 2015

Effective: September 1, 2015