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Updated August 2008
The PTA program provides a comprehensive general and technical education that culminates in an Associate of Science degree.
Pre-requisite: Course Title: Credits:
BIO 211 Anatomy & Physiology I 4
TOTAL: 4
Fall I: Course Title: Credits:
PTA 120 Introduction to Physical Therapy 3
PTA 125 Physical Therapy for Function 4
ENG 101 Composition 3
BIO 212 Anatomy and Physiology II 4
CSA 105 Introduction to Computer Software 3
TOTAL: 17
Spring I: Course Title: Credits:
PTA 235 Kinesiology for Rehabilitation 4
PTA 253 Pathophysiology for Rehabilitation 3
ENG 102 Literature and Composition 3
MAT Math Elective 3
PSY 111 General Psychology 3
TOTAL: 16
Summer: Course Title: Credits:
PTA 259 Clinical Experience Orientation 1
TOTAL: 1
Fall II: Course Title: Credits:
PTA 230 Physical Agents in Physical Therapy 4
PTA 250 Therapeutic Exercise 5
PTA 261 PTA Internship I (125 hours) 3
IDS Humanities Elective 3
COM 173 Public Speaking 3
TOTAL: 18
Spring II: Course Title: Credits:
PTA 258 PTA in the Healthcare Arena 2
PTA 262 PTA Internship II (225 hours) 5
PTA 265 PTA Internship III (225 hours) 5
TOTAL: 12
PROGRAM TOTAL: 68
Norwalk Community College has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone: (703) 706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org). Candidacy is not an accreditation status nor does it assure eventual accreditation. Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program is progressing toward accreditation.