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Physical Therapist Assistant

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Academic CredentialAssociate in Science (AS)
Total Credit Hours74
Average Time to Complete2 years
Academic PathwayHealth Sciences
ADVISOR FOR LAST NAME N-ZMelinda Cumbaa, PT, DPT
PTA Program Coordinator
850.913.3312
mcumbaa@gulfcoast.edu

ADVISOR FOR LAST NAME A-MAdam Padgett, PTA, CKTP
Assistant Coordinator & ACCE
850.769.1551, ext. 6180
apadgett@gulfcoast.edu

Academic Programs SpecialistConnie Pimentel
850.913.3311
HealthSciencesGCSC@gulfcoast.edu
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Physical Therapist Assistant, AS (PTA-AS)

Communications Area
•+*ENC 1101English Composition I3 credit hours
Humanities Area
  *See General Education Core Requirements 3 credit hours
Mathematics Area
  •+*See General Education Core Requirements
Natural Sciences Area
+*BSC 2085Human Anat/Phy I3 credit hours
+*BSC 2085LHuman Anat/Phy I Lab1 credit hours
+*BSC 2086Human Anat/Phy II3 credit hours
+*BSC 2086LHuman Anat/Phy II Lab1 credit hours
Social Sciences Area
•*@POS 2041Amer National Government3 credit hours
  OR
•*AMH 2010United States History I3 credit hours
  OR
•*@AMH 2020United States History II3 credit hours
•PSY 2012General Psychology3 credit hours
Major Courses
*#HSC 1531Medical Terminology2 credit hours
+*#PHT 1000Intro/Phy Therapy2 credit hours
+*#PHT 1102Applied Anatomy for PTAs2 credit hours
+*#PHT 1102LApplied Anatomy Lab1 credit hours
+*#PHT 1200Basic Skills/Care2 credit hours
+*#PHT 1200LBasic Skills Lab2 credit hours
+*#PHT 1124Funct Human Motion2 credit hours
+*#PHT 1124LHuman Motion Lab1 credit hours
+*#PHT 1131Assess/Measure/Doc1 credit hours
+*#PHT 1131LAssess/Meas/Doc Lb2 credit hours
+*#PHT 1220Intro Ther Exercis3 credit hours
+*#PHT 1220LTherapeutic Ex Lab2 credit hours
+*#PHT 2224Med/Surg Disabilit2 credit hours
+*#PHT 2224LTher Intervent Lab1 credit hours
+*#PHT 2211Therapeutic Modali2 credit hours
+*#PHT 2211LTher Modalities Lb2 credit hours
+*#PHT 2225Orthopedic Disabil3 credit hours
+*#PHT 2225LIntervent II Lab2 credit hours
+*#PHT 2226Neurological Disab3 credit hours
+*#PHT 2226LIntervent III Lab2 credit hours
+*#PHT 2801Clin Practice I2 credit hours
+*#PHT 2810Clin Practice II4 credit hours
+*#PHT 2820Clin Practice III4 credit hours
+*#PHT 2931Seminar2 credit hours
Total Degree Hours74


• General Education Core.
+ Prerequisites and/or corequisites required. See course descriptions.
# Applies to AS degree and certificate programs.
= Career Certificate course.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.
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