Course Sequence
This two-year curriculum consists of five consecutive semesters beginning in August. During the last three semesters, there are full-time clinical internships, along with didactic classroom experiences. Each of these three clinical experiences is a full-time (40-hour per week) experience in a Physical Therapy Department, with supervision provided by an on-site clinical instructor who is either a Physical Therapist or a Physical Therapist Assistant.
The following professional courses are taken at that time:
Courses Required
Pre-requisites and General Education Courses |
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| ENC 1101* | English I | 3 |
| ENC1102 | English II | 3 |
| BSC 2093C* | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BSC 2094C | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| MAC 1105* | College Algebra | 3 |
| xxx xxx* | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| PSY xxx or SYG xxx* | Any Psychology/Sociology or Humanities | 3 |
| Total: | 23 |
| Core PTA Program Courses and Remaining General Education |
| Semester 1 |
| PHT 1000 | Intro. to Physical Therapy | 2 |
| PHT 1120 | Functional Kinesiology | 3 |
| PHT 1120L | Functional Kinesiology Lab | 2 |
| PHT 1200 | Basic Patient Care | 2 |
| PHT 1200L | Basic Patient Care Lab | 2 |
| Total: | 11 |
| Semester 2 |
| PHT 2224 | Therapeutic Exercise I | 1 |
| PHT 2224L | Therapeutic Exercise I Lab | 2 |
| PHT 1213 | PT Principles and Procedures | 3 |
| PHT 1213L | PT Principles and Procedures Lab
| 2 |
| Total: | 8 |
| Semester 3 |
| PHT 1800L | PT Clinical Practice I | 5 |
| PHT 1801C | Pre-Clinical Practice I Integration | 4 |
| Total: | 9 |
| Semester 4 |
| PHT 2310 | Orthopaedic Disabilities | 3 |
| PHT 2228 | Therapeutic Exercise II | 2 |
| PHT 2228L | Therapeutic Exercise II Lab | 2 |
| PHT 2810L | PT Clinical Practice II | 5 |
| Total: | 12 |
| Semester 5 |
| PHT 2162 | Neuro. Disabilities/Treat | 2 |
| PHT 2162L | Neuro. Disabilities/Treat Lab
| 2 |
| PHT 2931 | Trends in Physical Therapy | 2 |
| PHT 2820L | PT Clinical Practice III | 5 |
| Total: | 11 |
| Degree Total: | 74 |
| * ENC1101, BSC2093C, MAC1105, and the Humanities or Psychology/Sociology elective must be completed at the time of application submission. This is the minimum requirement. Students recently admitted to the program exceeded this minimum requirement. |
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