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Professional & Technical Education Certificate & Degree Programs + Indicates course has prerequisites and/or co-requisites. ++ Indicates any module suffixed courses. 130 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTING ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE To qualify, students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses within the program. Division: Health Sciences Chair: Bryan Dodd ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE IN PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTING (73 - 87 CREDITS; CODE 3675 ) The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in the Physical Therapist Assisting program prepares students to use therapeutic modalities and procedures under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist. The physical therapist assistant works with patients who have physical impairments requiring physical therapy services to relieve pain and heal damaged tissue; and to improve range of motion, strength, and functional mobility. Physical therapy treatments include but are not limited to the application of therapeutic modalities; therapeutic exercise including stretching, range of motion, and strengthening; mobility skills including ambulation, transfers, and wheelchair mobility activities; balance exercises; and wound care management. The Physical Therapist Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. Only graduates of an accredited training program may practice as a physical therapist assistant in the state of Arizona. Program graduates are eligible to apply for the certification examination administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy. A passing score on this examination is required for licensure/ certification to practice as a physical therapist assistant in Arizona and in many other states. Program Note: Students with other related health care experiences not listed on the following Program Prerequisites options may request an evaluation for course competency equivalence through the Integrated Competency Assessment Network (ICAN) by calling 480.731.8924. Admission Criteria: 1. Formal application and admission to the program by a point system is required. See point system description in Physical Therapist Assisting 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 must be met. 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 Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................. 9-17 Program prerequisites must be completed to make application to the program. Successful completion of the following college courses and students must earn a grade of B or better in BIO160 or BIO201 and ENG101 or ENG107. 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