In addition to completing the general education requirements that place our graduates among the best-educated in the world, Physical Therapist Assistant students commit their time to courses specific to the skills they need to develop to enter the job market as professionals.
Much of the learning done in the Penn State 蒙特中音 Physical Therapist Assistant program happens in hands-on experiences.
项目课程
For the Physical Therapist Assistant degree, a minimum of 70 credits is required. Using the following semester recommendations will allow you to complete the entire Associate degree program in as compressed a timeframe as possible.
First Semester (Fall): 16 Credits
- Physical Therapist Assistant- Introduction
- Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lecture
- Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lab
- Rhetoric and Composition
- Introductory Psychology
- Arts or Humanities (US/IL Recommended)
Second Semester (Spring): 15 Credits
- Human Musculature and Functional Anatomy
- Applied Kinesiology
- Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lecture
- Anatomy and Physiology 2 Laboratory
- 量化
- Arts or Humanities (US/IL Recommended)
Third Semester (Fall): 15 Credits
- PTA程序一
- Therapeutic Exercise I
- Pathophysiology I
- 我康复
- Professional Issues in Clinical Practice
- PTA实习一
Fourth Semester (Spring): 16 Credits
- PTA程序一I
- Therapeutic Exercise II
- Pathophysiology II
- 我康复I
- Clinical Reasoning for the PTA
- 一般的选择性
Fifth Semester (Summer): 8 Credits
- PTA实习二
- PTA实习三
Scheduling Your Classes
The process for scheduling courses looks different for different students. Check the list below to see how you can plan your upcoming semester at Penn State 蒙特中音.
New prospective students
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Accepted students ready to plan the first semester of college
If you have applied to and been accepted to Penn State 蒙特中音 as a new student, your scheduling experience will be highly personalized. We schedule New Student Orientation (NSO) days with our first-time attendees to ensure that your introduction to the campus satisfies all your new student needs.
Transfer students
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当前的学生
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