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Program Requirements (Curriculum 0489)

Semester I Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
BIOL 217 Human Anatomy & Physiology I (GER 5) 4
ENGL 101 Composition and the Spoken Word (GER 1/2) 3
PHTA 100 PTA Seminar I 2
PHTA 101 Fundamental Physical Therapy Procedures 4
PSYC 101 Introductory Psychology (GER 7) 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 16

Semester II Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
BIOL 218 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4
PHTA 102 Functional Anatomy 4
PHTA 103 Musculoskeletal Pathologies 4
PHTA 107 PTA Seminar II 1
PSYC 225 Human Development 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 16

Semester III Credits (Summer)

Prefix Course Name Credits
PHTA 104 Clinical I 4
  TOTAL CREDITS 4

Semester IV Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
PHTA 203 PTA Seminar III*3 2
PHTA 204 Cardiopulmonary & Integumentary Pathologies 4
PHTA 205 Neuromuscular Pathologies 4
PHTA 206 Advanced Physical Therapy Procedures 2
MATH MATH 111 or higher (GER 4) 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 15

Semester V Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
PHTA 207 Clinical II 6
PHTA 209 Clinical III3 6
PHTA 210 PTA Seminar IV3 1
  TOTAL CREDITS 13

* Fulfills writing intensive requirement

** DEISJ (GER 3) satisfied through completion of these 3 courses, in which DEISJ content in infused. All AAS degrees muse meet 4 required GER Knowledge and Skills areas and 2 required competencies

  • CPR certification (Health Provider Status) is required by the end of the first semester.
  • Students may be required to submit to a drug screen and/or a criminal background check as part of clinical education requirements.
  • To progress in the PTA curriculum a minimal grade of C in BIOL 217 & BIOL 218 and C+ in all curriculum courses prefixed with PHTA must be achieved.
  • Of all PHTA prefixed courses, only one course may be repeated one time.
  • The NYS Education Department Office of the Professions requires persons applying for licensure to answer questions related to conviction of a crime or professional misconduct.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

Students must be matriculated in the curriculum for at least 15 hours of graded coursework. At least 12 of these credits must be prefixed with PHTA. The Program Director will determine the 12 credit requirement following a review of the student's academic transcript.

Deborah Molnar, PT, DPT, MSEd
PTA Program Director
(315) 386-7394
molnard@canton.edu