SSU PTA Program

Physical Therapist Assistant

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*All PTAT Courses MUST be completed with a grade of C or better to continue in the program.

**There will be no preference given for college or high school GPA, but students applying immediately following high school MUST have taken a minimum of high school algebra, biology, and chemistry or physics with a grade of C or better.

PTA Curriculum
FOR SUMMER 2010 ENTRANCE ONLY
(For students that have All or Most of non-PTA classes completed)

FALL SEMESTER		Credit Hours
AHNR 1102	Medical Terminology	2
AHNR 1104	Phys. Principles for Health Science Students	2
BIOL 1130	Principles of Anatomy and Physiology	4
ENGL 1101OR ENGL1102	Discourse and Composition	3-5
PSYCH 1101	Introduction to Psychology	3
MATH 1500	Math Core OR Principles of Statistics	3
	TOTAL	17-19
SPRING SEMESTER	First aid/CPR Community Certification required
BIOL 3630	Kinesiology	4
PTAT 1111	Introduction To PT	2
ENGL 1105	Composition and Argumentation	3
PSYCH 1130	Lifespan Development for Health Sciences	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
COMM 1103	Public Speaking and Communication	3
	TOTAL	18
SUMMER SEMESTER
PTAT 1113	Regional Studies in Movement and Science Lab	3
PTAT 1114	Regional Studies in Movement/Science Concepts	3
PTAT 1115	PT in Physical Dysfunction	2
PTAT 2122	PTA Procedures 1 and 2 Lab	2
PTAT 2123	PTA Procedures 1 and 2 Concepts	3
	TOTAL	13
FALL SEMESTER
PTAT 2190	Clinical Practicum and Seminar 1	2
PTAT 2230	Rehab. Procedures 1 Lab	2
PTAT 2231	Rehab. Procedures 1 Concepts	3
PTAT 2232	Neurology and Rehab. Procedures Concepts	3
PTAT 2233	Neurology and Rehab. Procedures Lab	2
	TOTAL	12
SPRING SEMESTER
PTAT 1235	PT Trends & Administrative Procedures (Online/Hybrid)	2
PTAT 2255	PTA Seminar (Weekend)	1
PTAT 2290	Clinical Practicum 2	3
PTAT 2390	Clinical Practicum 3	3
PTAT 2490	Clinical Practicum 4	3
	TOTAL	12
TOTAL HOURS		74-76

2010-2011 PTA Curriculum
FOR FALL 2010 ENTRANCE

FALL SEMESTER		Credit Hours
AHNR 1102	Medical Terminology	2
AHNR 1104	Physical Principles for Health Science Students	2
BIOL 1130	Principles of Anatomy and Physiology	4
ENGL 1101OR ENGL1102	Discourse and Composition	3-5
MATH 1500	Principles of Statistics	3
PTAT 1111	Introduction to PT	2
	TOTAL	16-18
SPRING SEMESTER	First aid/CPR Community Certification required
PSYC 1101	Introduction to Psychology	3
BIOL 3630	Kinesiology	4
COMM 1103	Public Speaking and Communications	3
PTAT 1115	PT in Physical Dysfunction	2
PTAT 2122	PTA Procedures 1 & 2 Lab	2
PTAT 2123	PTA Procedures 1 & 2 Concepts	3
	TOTAL	17

SUMMER SEMESTER
PTAT 1113	Regional Studies in Movement and Science Lab	3
PTAT 1114	Regional Studies in Movement and Science Concepts	3
SOCI 1101	Intro to Sociology	3
ENGL 1105	Composition & Argument
	TOTAL	12
FALL SEMESTER
PSYC 1130	Life Span Dev. for Health Sciences	3
PTAT 2190	Clinical Practicum and Seminar 1	2
PTAT 2230	Rehab. Procedures in Cardio. and Musculo. Lab	2
PTAT 2231	Rehab. Procedures in Cardio. and Musculo. Concepts	3
PTAT 2232	Neurology and Rehab. Procedures Concepts	3
PTAT 2233	Neurology and Rehab. Procedures Lab	2
	TOTAL	15
SPRING SEMESTER
PTAT 1235	PT Trends & Administrative Procedures (Online/Hybrid)	2
PTAT 2255	PTA Seminar (Weekend)	1
PTAT 2290	Clinical Practicum 2	3
PTAT 2390	Clinical Practicum 3	3
PTAT 2490	Clinical Practicum 4	3
	TOTAL	12
TOTAL HOURS		74-76

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