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Physical Therapist Assistant Program

Prerequisite Courses

The prerequisite courses must be completed with a 2.5 GPA or above in order to be eligible to start the PTA Program in the Spring semester (applicants should be aware that the actual admitting GPA for the PTA program may be higher due to the number of applicants to the program, and that the 2.5 GPA is a only minimum requirement).

Prerequisites to PTA Program
Semester I
ENGL 111 Freshman Composition 3
MATH 114 Mathematics for Health Careers 3
BIOL 112 Human Body Structure and Function* 4
HITP 110 Medical Terminology 3
  Total 13
Semester II
SPCH 111 Interpersonal Communication 3
ENGL 218 Advanced Technical Composition** 3
PSYC 120 Introduction to Psychology 3
PTAP 116 Musculoskeletal Focus *** 3
  Total 12
Total Prerequisite Credits 25
 

* Anatomy and Physiology I and II (BIOL 252 and 258) may be taken in place of BIOL 112 only with the PTA program director’s permission.

** ENGL 111 is a prerequisite to ENGL 218.

*** BIOL 112 is a prerequisite to PTAP 116.

Pre-requisite requirements are subject to change. For up-to-date information, please contact the program administrator.

For more information, please call Lisa Easley at 505-566-3425. Or send us an email at pta@sanjuancollege.edu.