Physical Therapist Assistant AAS
The Physical Therapist Assistant Consortium 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 integ
Courses
- BIOL227 — Human Anat & Phys I
- BIOL228 — Human Anat & Phys II W/Cadaver
- CAOT179 — Medical Terminology
- COMM101 — Fundamentals of Oral Comm
- ENGL101 — Writing and Rhetoric I
- PSYC101 — Introduction to Psychology
- PTAE101 — PT in Health Care
- PTAE107 — Kinesiology
- PTAE107L — Kinesiology Lab
- PTAE110 — Principles and Procedures
- PTAE110L — Principles and Procedures Lab
- PTAE113 — Clinical Pathology
- PTAE204 — Therapeutic Modalities
- PTAE204L — Therapeutic Modalities Lab
- PTAE207 — Therapeutic Exercise
- PTAE207L — Therapeutic Exercise Lab
- PTAE208 — Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- PTAE208L — Orthopedic Rehabilitation Lab
- PTAE211 — Data Collections
- PTAE211L — Data Collections Lab
- PTAE215 — Special Populations
- PTAE215L — Special Populations Lab
- PTAE217 — Neurological Rehabilitation
- PTAE217L — Neurological Rehab Lab
- PTAE221 — Seminar
- PTAE240 — Clinical Affiliation 1
- PTAE241 — Clinical Affiliation II