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Admission Information
 Requirements for Application to the PTA Program
 PTA Program Sequence
Admission Requirements
The following are minimum requirements for consideration for admission into the Physical Therapist Assistant Program.

1. Acceptance to Polk Community College as a credit student with all required admission documents received by the Registrar.
2. At the time of application, an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 or higher.
3. At the time of application and admission, a GPA of 2.00 or higher in all prerequisite courses with a grade of “C” or better in each course.
4. Completion of any required college prep courses.
5. The Physical Therapist Assistant Program admits students under the “rolling admissions” procedure. Students seeking admission to the program must receive an application for admission from the staff assistant for Allied Health located in WRH 104. The staff assistant will time and date stamp the application. Once the application is received, the applicant will be admitted to the next available class upon completion of the prerequisite courses.

The following prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better:
ENC1101 College Composition I  
BSC2085C Anatomy and Physiology  
PSY2012 General Psychology  
6. Verification of at least 50 volunteer/observation/employment hours in a physical therapy setting.

Additional Program Requirements
The following requirements are to be completed prior to the first summer clinical affiliation:

A. Physical Examination and Essential Functions
B.
Immunization and Communicable Disease Screenings
C. Current CPR Certification
D. AIDS Certification
E. Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) background checks
F. Drug Screening
G. Signed Affidavit attesting to the concomitance of specific criminal acts.
   

The Program Manager will provide information regarding the completion of these additional program requirements during orientation.

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PTA Program Sequence
The PTA program is a 74 credit hour program. There are 29 credit hours of program core courses including 15 credit hours of general education.

First Year

Term 1 (Summer Term 3 & 4)
Prerequisites:These Courses must be completed prior to beginning the professional core (PHT) courses.
ENC 1101 English Composition I
BSC 2085C Anatomy and Physiology
PSY 2012 General Psychology
Semester 2 Credits
*MTB 1103 Required for AAS degree track 3

*MGF 1106

Required for AS degree track

3

PHT1250C

Intro. To Basic Patient Care

5

PHT1128C

Functional Anat.& Kines. I

4

PHT 2220C Therapeutic Exercise in PT I 2

Semester 3

 

PHT1129C

Functional Anat.& Kines. II

4

PHT 2252C

Orthopedic Disabilities & Rehab

4

PHT1213C PT Principles & Procedures 5
*PHI 2600 Ethics 3
Second Year

Semester 1 (Summer Term 3 & 4)

 Credits
*BSC 2086C Anatomy and Physiology II 5
PHT 1801L PT Clinical Education I 4
Semester 2 (Accelerated Course)  
*HSC 2554 Human Disease 3

PHT2931

Trends in Physical Therapy

3

PHT2221C

Therapeutic Exercise in PT II

3

PHT2810L

PT Clinical Education II

4

Semester 3

 

PHT2930

Clinical Correlations in PT

2

PHT2253C

Neuro. Disabilities & Treatment

5
PHT2820L PT Clinical Education III 5
*Courses may be completed before entering into the PTA program.
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