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Certificate & Degree Programs 2020-2021 Program Notes: Students must earn a grade of C or better for all courses required within the program. + indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. Students with other related health care experiences not listed on the following program preparatory options may request an evaluation for course competency equivalence for work experience or equivalent education as evaluated by the GateWay Health Core Curriculum Coordinator. Once admitted to the program, students should plan to attend full-time. Students can achieve the AGEC-A by completing a second course with an HU designation, a second course with an SB designation, a course with a CS designation, a course with an SQ designation, a course with an L general education designation, a course with the C designation, and a course with either the G or H designation. Courses with an HU, SB, or L designation may also be used to fulfill the C, G, and/or H designation requirements. Admission Criteria: 1. Formal application and admission to the program by a point system is required. See point system description in Physical Therapist Assisting (PTA) Program packet in the Health Sciences Division of college. 2. Background Check Requirements: Admission to an Allied Health program requires that students be in compliance with the Maricopa County Community College District background check standards. Upon conditional program enrollment, the student must comply with all requirements of the MCCCD background check policy. 3. Clinical Health and Safety Requirements: Prior to placement in the clinical setting, the student must comply with all requirements of the MCCCD clinical health and safety policy. 4. Inability to comply with Background Check Requirements and/or Clinical Health and Safety Requirements prior to placement in the clinical setting may result in cancellation of enrollment. 5. Forty (40) hours of volunteer/work/observation in physical therapy practice settings supervised by a licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant are required to apply for admission into the PTA Program. A minimum of 20 hours in an inpatient (hospital, skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation hospital) setting is required. Program Prerequisite: 7-11 Program preparatory courses must be completed to apply for admission into the PTA program. Successful completion of the following college courses with a grade of B or better in BIO160 or BIO201 and ENG101 or ENG107, or ENG102 or ENG108. BIO160 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (4) OR + BIO201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) 4 Students selecting BIO201 must complete the prerequisite courses BIO156 or BIO181. + BIO156 Introductory Biology for Allied Health (4) OR + BIO181 General Biology (Majors) I (4) OR One year high school biology with a grade of C or better (0) 0-4 + ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) OR + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 3 205