AAS Degree for Physical Therapist Assistant
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
(degree offered at LSC-Montgomery)
| Prerequisite Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
|
BIOL |
2401 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology I |
4 |
|
PTHA |
1201 |
The Profession of Physical Therapy |
2 |
|
Semester Total |
6 |
First Year
| First Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
|
ENGL |
1301 |
Composition & Rhetoric I |
3 |
|
PTHA1,2 |
1225 |
Communication in Health Care |
2 |
|
PTHA |
1305 |
Basic Patient Care Skills |
3 |
|
PTHA |
1413 |
Functional Anatomy |
4 |
|
|
|
Semester Total |
12 |
| Second Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
|
BIOL |
2402 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology II |
4 |
|
PTHA2 |
1431 |
Physical Agents |
4 |
|
PTHA |
2201 |
Essentials of Data Collection |
2 |
|
PTHA |
2435 |
Rehabilitation Techniques |
4 |
|
PTHA1 |
1260 |
Clinical (1 week) |
2 |
|
Semester Total |
16 |
| Third Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
| PSYC | 2301 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PTHA | 1321 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| PTHA 2 | 2409 | Therapeutic Exercise | 4 |
|
Semester Total |
10 |
Second Year
| First Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
|
PHIL |
2306 |
Introduction to Ethics |
3 |
|
PTHA 2 |
1291 |
Special Topics in Physical Therapy |
2 |
|
PTHA 1 |
2461 |
Clinical (5 weeks) |
4 |
|
PTHA 1 |
2462 |
Clinical (5 weeks) |
4 |
|
|
|
Semester Total |
13 |
| Second Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
|
PSYC |
2314 |
Lifespan Growth & Development |
3 |
|
PTHA1,3 |
2563 |
Clinical (6 weeks) |
5 |
|
PTHA2 |
2217 |
Issues in Health Care |
2 |
|
Semester Total |
10 | ||
|
Total Credit Hours for AAS Degree |
67 |
1 Combination of courses meet multicultural requirement
2 Combination of courses meet communication competency
3 Capstone course
Note: Students must meet math competency (Math 0308 or higher)
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