Physical Therapist Assistant AAS - Academic Plan

Program Outcomes

• Collect, document, analyze, and report data to supervising PT.
• Perform basic physical therapy interventions.
• Demonstrate adherence to legal and ethical policies and procedures.
   

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Recommendations

Where requirements are listed as course categories (e.g. Electives, Arts/Humanities) rather than as specific courses, please note that depending upon course choice, prerequisites may be required.

*Grade C or better required

Recommended Course Sequence (Full-Time)

Notes

• *This course requires college level readiness as measured by Accuplacer, ACT, or SAT scores; approved high school course work that is less than five years old; or successful completion of appropriate college-readiness course.
• AAA 1001  – College 101: Student Experience is required for all new college students seeking degrees or transfer.
• BIO 1004  or BIO 2101 , HPR 1038  and ENG 1021  must be completed prior to final admission into PTA program; is a prerequisite for all PTA coursework.
• Course availability is subject to change.
• In order to meet college requirements, students registered for ENG 1021  or ENG 1031  must also register for ENG 0094  unless they can demonstrate otherwise meeting the ENG 0094  standard through assessment testing, prior college coursework, or recent High School coursework. See an Advisor for details.
• Information sessions are offered by the physical therapist assistant department, but are not required.
• Recommended courses may be listed above for certain electives; consult with the Academic Advising Office (advising@arapahoe.edu or 303.797.5664) for additional elective recommendations.
• Refer to 2024/2025 catalog for specific requirements and important information about this degree.
• Students planning to transfer the speech credit to another school should take COM 1150 .
• The AAS-Physical Therapist Assistant program at ACC is a full-time program.