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Physical Therapist Assistant Technology - A.A.S. Program Requirements

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

Type Legend: KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences

Please read the section in the University Catalog on Kent Core requirements.

I. DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type Course Title Credits
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1
II. MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (42 credits)  Courses count in major GPA 
Type Course Title Credits
  PTST 10000 Introduction for the Physical Therapist Assistant 2
    10001 Principles of Patient Care in Physical Therapy 4
    10002 Analysis of Movement 4
    10003 Clinical Conditions I   
 		2
    10004 Physical Therapy Procedures I 4
    10005 Directed Practice in Physical Therapy I
2
 
10009 Medical Terminology
1
 
20003 Clinical Conditions II 2
 
20004 Physical Therapy Procedures II 4
 
20005 Directed Practice in Physical Therapy II 5
 
20006 Physical Rehabilitation Procedures
 		4
    20007 Directed Practice in Physical Therapy III 6
 
20008 Clinical Conditions III 2
III. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (28 credits)  
Type Course Title Credits
  BSCI 11010 Anatomy and Physiology I for Allied Health 3
 
11020 Anatomy and Physiology II for Allied Health 3
KCM
ENG 11011 College Writing I 3
KCM
21011 College Writing II 3

NURS 20950 Human Growth and Development 3

PHY 12111 Physics for Health Technologies   
 		3
KSS
PSYC 11762 General Psychology 3
  PTST
 20001 Therapeutic Communications in Physical Therapy 1
KSS SOC 12050 Introduction to Sociology 3
  Kent Core elective
recommended COMM 15000 or BSCI 10001
 3
   MINIMUM TOTAL:  71

Minimum C (2.00) grade in theory and a “passing” designation in the clinical and laboratory components must be achieved for each physical therapy assisting course to progress to the next course in the program sequence.