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HCSV0021 - PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT

Program Overview

Department(s)

Program Level

Assoc in Applied Science

Program Code

HCSV0021

Status

Active

Learning Outcomes

Degree Maps

Requisites

Academic Plan Code: HCSV 0021
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP): 51.0806
*Financial Aid Eligible Program*

Total Credit Hours: 70 to 71

GENERAL COURSES

TITLES

Credit Hours

ENGL 110 ***

COMPOSITION I

3

COMM 110 ***

or

COMM 113 ***

INTRO TO COMMUNICATION: PRESENTATION AND THEORY

or

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING

3

PSY 110 ***

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

3

MATHEMATICS *

and

BIOL 140 **

or

BIOL 205 **

and

BIOL 206 **

*see Applied Science Degree Options

and

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

or

PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I

and

PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II

3

and

4

or

4

and

4

HUMANITIES *

*see Applied Science Degree Options

3

PROGRAM COURSES

titles

Credit Hours

HEOCC 200 ***

DISEASE PROCESSES IN MAN

3

HLTH 121 ***

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

2

PHTA 111

INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL THERAPY INTERVENTIONS

5.5

PHTA 112

INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL THERAPY

1.5

PHTA 116

ANATOMY AND KINESIOLOGY FOR THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST

5

PHTA 118

PRINCIPLES OF ORTHOPEDIC REHABILITATION

6

PHTA 130

CLINICAL I

1.5

PHTA 216

PRINCIPLES OF THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES

4

PHTA 218

PRINCIPLES OF NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION

6

PHTA 220

SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS

5.5

PHTA 222

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT

2.5

PHTA 230

CLINICAL II

2.5

PHTA 232

CLINICAL III

3

PSY 202 ***

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT

3

* See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree.
** Must be completed prior to starting the first fall semester.
*** Underlined courses may be complete prior to admission to the program.

Recommended Course Sequence

SEMESTER

COURSES

Previous Semester (for pre-program courses)

BIOL 140 or BIOL 205 AND BIOL 206; HLTH 121

1st Semester

ENGL 110; HEOCC 200; PHTA 111; PHTA 116

2nd Semester

PSY 110; COMM 110 or 113; PHTA 112; PHTA 118; PHTA 130

Summer Semester

PHTA 216

3rd Semester

PSY 202; Mathematics or second lab science; PHTA 218; PHTA 230

4th Semester

Humanities; PHTA 220; PHTA 222; PHTA 232

Department Contact Information

Health Careers
Peoria Campus, Cedar, Room 105
(309) 690-7530