PTA Recommended Pathway

Physical Therapist Assistant Associate of Science Degree
Pathway for Completion 2.5 years

General Education (GE), Pre-Requisites (PR) and Core Technical Courses; course descriptions are available in the college catalog.

This is an example, make your own education plan with a counselor. The Physical Therapist Assistant AS requirements are pending approvals.

Pre-requisite

Summer
Class Description Units
BIOL B32 B.1., Natural Sciences, Human Anatomy/Physiology I
GE, PR
4
Total Total Units PR/GE 4

1st Term - Prior to Applying to PTA Program

Fall
Class Description Units
ENGL B1A A.1. Written Communication, Expository Composition
GE
3
MATH B72 B.2., Mathematics, Gen Math Non-BSTEM
GE
4
BIOL B33 B.1., Natural Sciences, Human Anatomy/Physiology II
PR
4
STDV B1 Student Planning GE 1
PHTA B50 Introduction to PTA
PR
2
Total Total Units PR & GE 14

2nd Term - Admitted to the PTA Program

Spring
Class Description Units
PHTA B51 Kinesiology for the PTA
Core Tech PTA
3
PHTA B52 Physical Agents/Modalities
Core Tech PTA
3
PH ED B2-33 E, Physical Education-Movt. Based Course
GE
1
PHIL B12 C.2., Intro to the Humanities, Ethics of Living &Dying
GE
3
COMM B1 A.1., Oral Communication, Public Speaking
GE
3
PHTA B90A PTA Skills Class Beginning
Core Tech PTA
1
Total Total Units Core Tech PTA & GE 14
Total Core Tech PTA 6

3rd Term

Fall
Class Description Units
PHTA B60 Orthopedics for the PTA
Core Tech PTA
3
PHTA B61 Pathophysiology
Core Tech PTA
2
PHTA B62 Acute Inpatient Interventions
Core Tech PTA
3
PHTA B63 Administration/Laws/Regulations
Core Tech PTA
2
PHTA B64 Clinical Education I
Core Tech PTA
3
PHTA B90B PTA Skills Class Intermediate
Core Tech PTA
1
Total Total Units All Core Tech PTA 14

4th Term

Spring
Class Description Units
PHTA B70 Neurorehabilitation
Core Tech PTA
3
PHTA B71 Cardiopulmonary Rehab
Core Tech PTA
3
PHTA B72 Therapeutic Exercise
Core Tech PTA
4
PSYC B1A D.1. Foundations Behavioral Sciences, General Psychology
GE
3
COMM B2 E, Lifelong Understanding & Dev., Interpersonal Comm
GE
3
PHTA B90C PTA Skills Class Advanced
Core Tech PTA
1
Total Total Units Core Tech
PTA & GE
17
Total Total Units Core Tech
PTA
11

5th Term

Fall
Class Description Units
PHTA B80 Clinical Education II
Core Tech PTA
5
PHTA B81 Clinical Education III
Core Tech PTA
6
PHTA B82 Professional Development
Core Tech PTA
1
History B17A D.3., Foundations in Social Science/U.S. Institutions, History of the United States
GE
3
Total Total Units Core Tech PTA & GE 15
Total Total Units All Core Tech PTA 12

Unit Breakdown for the PTA Program:

  • 44 units - PTA Core Technical Courses
  • 10 units of Pre-Requisites (4 units of BIOL B32 counts toward perquisite & GE requirement B.1,)
  • 24 Additional GE units (4 units of BIOL B32 is already counted in prerequisites)
  • 78 units total for the Physical Therapist Assistant Associate of Science Degree

* The above pathway includes recommended but not required GE and has taken into consideration GE classes that would be beneficial to the program as well as placed in the sequence where there is an abundance of online courses for the student to take while in clinical rotations as they will not be available to participate in traditional daytime face to face instruction.