Physical Therapist Assistant Program courses are presented sequentially and are not offered in alternative semesters. Below is a SAMPLE of a PTA student Schedule if no core/general education classes were completed before entering the Program:

First Year			Second Year
FALL	credits		FALL	credits
English 151	3		Sociology 201	3
Psych 201	3		Comm 101	3
Bio 201 (Anatomy)	4		PTA 218 (Neuro II)	3
EMT 110 (1st Respond)	3		PTA 219 (Adv. Interven.)	3
PTA 110 (Fundamentals)	3		PTA 220 (Clin Concepts)	2
PTA 112 (Kines.I)	2		PTA 221 (Clinic)	1
Total	18		Total	15
SPRING			SPRING
Elective*	2-3		PTA 223 (Seminar)	2
Bio 202 (Physiology)	4		PTA 224 (Clinic Exper.)	4
Psyc 220	3		PTA 225 (Clinic Exper.)	4
PTA 114 (Modalities)	4		PTA 226 (Clinic Explor.)	2
PTA 116 (Kines. II )	3
PTA 117 (Pathology I)	1		Total	12
Total	17-18
SUMMER (8 weeks)
PTA 118 (Pathology II)	1
PTA 119 (Orthopedics)	3		Total Credits:	70-71
PTA 120 (Neuro I)	1		PTA Credits:	42
PTA 121 (Funct.Skills)	2		General Ed Credits:	28-29
PTA 122 (Pediatrics)	1
Total	8

Additional Comments and Suggestions:

* The elective in Spring, year one must come from a specific list of choices.  Please speak to the Program Coordinator for additional information about the choices that are available.

The Program will take 2 years (five semesters) to complete even if students have taken general education courses in advance of entering the Program--PTA courses are only offered in the sequence scheduled above.

Past students have found it beneficial to complete as many of  the general education courses as possible prior to entering the PTA Program due to the demands of the Program coursework.  This is not required, but strongly encouraged by the academic faculty.