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Program Information
LAKE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LAKE CITY, FLORIDA
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT PROGRAM
The Physical Therapist Assistant Program is a two-year program that is divided into two phases. Phase I consists of a total of 29 credit hours of general education courses including one specialty introductory course (PHT 1004C) which are considered prerequisite courses for admission into Phase II of the PTA Program. Phase II consists of 45 credit hours of technical and clinical education courses.
Phase I, (prerequisite courses) general education phase, may be taken at a student's own pace but completion within a three year period is recommended. Science courses should be completed within five years of application.
PHASE I - GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
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FIRST YEAR COURSES (PREREQUISITES)
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ENC 1101
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Freshman Composition 1
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(3 credit hours)
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BSC(L) 2085 & 2086
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Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2 with Lab
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(8 credit hours)
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PHY 1020
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Essential of Physics
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(3 credit hours)
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DEP 2004
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Human Growth and Development
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(3 credit hours)
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* PHI 2600
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Ethics
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(3 credit hours)
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** MAC 1105
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College Algebra
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(3 credit hours)
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*** PHT 1004C
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Introduction to Physical Therapy
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(3 credit hours)
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SPC 1016
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Oral Communications
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(3 credit hours)
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Phase I - Total Credit Hours - 29
* Courses that may substitute for PHI 2600 Ethics are: PHI 1100 Introduction to Logic; HUM 2551 Philosophy and Religion; MUL 1010 Music Appreciation; HUM 2511 Art and Music; AMH 1091 History of the African American.
** Courses that may substitute for MAC 1105 College Algebra are: MGF 1106 Mathematics for Liberal Arts 1; or other higher math courses.
*** PHT 1004C-Introduction to Physical Therapy is also a Dual Enrollment course and is offered every semester on campus and on Internet. The student will have to take this course immediately after he/she declared PTA as a major.
PHASE II - TECHNICAL AND CLINICAL EDUCATION COURSES
Phase II starts immediately after the Spring semester, in the Summer C semester. Phase II is an intensive 13 month program that concludes in June of the following year. The following courses are taken only by students accepted into the technical phase (Phase II) of the PTA program.
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SUMMER C SEMESTER
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PHTC 1120
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Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology
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(7 credit hours)
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PHT 1200
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Introduction to Basic Patient Care
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(3 credit hours)
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PHTL 1200
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Introduction to Basic Patient Care Lab
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(2 credit hours)
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS - 12
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FALL SEMESTER
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PHT 1217
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Physical Therapy Principles and Procedures
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(3 credit hours)
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PHTL 1217
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Physical Therapy Principles and Procedures Lab
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(2 credit hours)
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PHT 2252C
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Orthopedic Disabilities and Treatment - lecture/lab
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(4 credit hours)
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PHTL 1801
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Physical Therapy Clinical Practice I
4 weeks-160 contact hours
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(3 credit hours)
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS - 12
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SPRING SEMESTER
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PHT 2220
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Foundations of Exercise in Physical Therapy
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(3 credit hours)
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PHTL 2220
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Foundations of Exercise in Physical Therapy Lab
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(2 credit hours)
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PHT 2162
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Neurological Disabilities and Treatment
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(4 credit hours)
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PHT 2931
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Trends in Physical Therapy
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(3 credit hours)
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PHTL 2810
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Physical Therapy Clinical Practice II
4 weeks-160 contact hours
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(3 credit hours)
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS - 15
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SUMMER A SEMESTER
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PHTL 2820
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Physical Therapy Clinical Practice III
7 weeks-280 contact hours
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(6 credit hours)
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS - 6
Phase II - Total Credit Hours - 45
Students may be required to commute to area clinical sites and therefore must have dependable transportation. Clinical Practice III does not comply with the four-day school week generally followed for summer sessions. Clinical Practice I, II, and III require that students be at their clinical sites from Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM.
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