Recommended Academic Plan for A.S. in Physical Therapy (2PTA at DuBois)
Effective Fall 2012
Effective Fall 2012
| 1st Semester | Credits | 2nd Semester | Credits |
| ENGL 015 Rhetoric and Composition |
3 |
KINES 013 Std. First Aid, Personal Safety, and CPR |
1 |
| Arts (GA) elective | 3 | BIOL 129 Mammalian Anatomy | 4 |
| PT 100 Physical Therapist Assistant - Introduction |
3 |
PSYCH 212 (GS) Developmental Psychology |
3 |
| PSYCH 100 (GS) Introductory Psychology |
3 |
PT 384 Applied Kinesiology |
4 |
| Quantification (GQ) elective |
3 |
Humanities (GH) elective |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
Total |
15 |
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| 3rd Semester | 4th Semester | ||
| PT 150 Physical Therapist Assistant Procedures I |
2 |
PT 250 Physical Therapist Assistant Procedures II |
4 |
| PT 160 Therapeutic Exercise I |
3 |
PT 260 Therapeutic Exercise II |
3 |
| PT 270 Pathophysiology |
3 |
PT 280 Rehabilitation |
2 |
| PT 280 Rehabilitation | 2 | PT 205 Human Musculature (elective) | 1 |
| BIOL 141 Physiology |
3 |
PT 297 (elective) |
1 |
| BIOL 142 Physiology Lab |
1 |
PT 201 Licensure Preparation for the PTA (elective) |
1 |
| PT 395 E & W Physical Therapist Assistant – Practicum I |
4 |
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Total |
18 |
Total |
12 |
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| Summer | |||
| PT 395F Physical Therapist Assistant – Practicum II |
4 |
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| PT 395G Physical Therapist Assistant – Practicum III |
4 |
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Total |
8 |
- Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of C or better.
- Italic type indicates courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
- Italic Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of C or better and that satisfy both major and General education requirements.
- GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, and GS are codes used to identify General Education requirements.
- US, IL, and US;IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy University United States/International Cultures requirements.
- W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy University Writing Across the Curriculum requirement.
Notes:
- The PT courses are open only to students who have been admitted to the 2PTA program.
- All PT courses, KINES 013, BIOL 129, BIOL 141 & 142 MUST be passed with an earned grade of “C” or better. In the event that a student does not pass a course after two attempts, the student will be strongly counseled to change majors and will subsequently be dropped from the 2PTA program.
- There are three recommendations to fulfill the three credit Quantitative elective: MATH 021, MATH 017, or MATH 018.
- There are no specifically required courses to fulfill the Humanities and Arts elective. You may choose from the appropriate lists in consultation with your academic advisor.
- All students must pass an Intercultural/International course designated “US” or “IL”.