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Physical Therapist Assistant Associate Degree (Major Code: PTA3)

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Campus Location: Athens

Curriculum Outline

General Education

Area I: Language Arts and Communications

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Science

PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3
PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1
Total Credit Hours:4

Students must choose one of the following courses:

MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3
MATH 1111College Algebra

3
MATH 1113Precalculus

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2110World Literature

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3
RELG 1101World Religions

3
THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3
Total Credit Hours:3

College Requirement

FSSE 1000First Semester Seminar

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Physical Therapist Assistant Core

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3
BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology I Lab

1
BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3
BIOL 2114LAnatomy and Physiology II Lab

1
PSYC 2103Human Development

3
Total Credit Hours:11

Physical Therapist Assistant Major

PHTA 1110Introduction to Physical Therapy

2
PHTA 1120Patient Care Skills

3
PHTA 1130Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology I

3
PHTA 1140Physical Therapy Procedures I

3
PHTA 2110Pathology I

4
PHTA 2120Rehabilitation I

4
PHTA 2130Physical Therapy Procedures II

3
PHTA 2140Clinical Education I

3
PHTA 2150Pathology II

4
PHTA 2160Rehabilitation II

4
PHTA 2170Kinesiology II

3
PHTA 2180Clinical Education II

4
PHTA 2190Clinical Education III

7
PHTA 2200Physical Therapist Assistant Seminar

1
Total Credit Hours:48

Students must pass all courses with grades of C or higher.

Total Credit Hours: 78