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Submitter's Information
Matthew Wilson
Program Director - Physical Therapist Assistant
Inland Empire/Desert
College of the Desert
CTE Dean
Neil Lingle
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Program Details
Pre - Physical Therapist Assistant Certificate of Achievement
New Program
Health Professions, Transfer Core Curriculum (126000)
08/26/24
Completion of this certificate demonstrates students have completed the required coursework to apply to a Physical Therapist Assistant program. It demonstrates the interest and intent to pursue a career in the physical therapy, setting students up to get a job as a Physical Therapy Aide while progressing to either a PTA or PT program.
Completion of this certificate does not guarantee a student will be an eligible applicant for the PTA program, please refer to the PTA program website for GPA requirements.
40-80
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
This certificate sets students up to apply to the Physical Therapist Assistant Program. Physical therapist assistants work with physical therapists in a variety of settings. Most jobs are in hospitals or physical therapist offices. Others work in nursing and personal care facilities, outpatient rehabilitation centers, physicians' offices and clinics, sports facilities and home health agencies.
By completing this certificate it demonstrates the interest and intent to pursue a career in physical therapy setting students up to get job as a Physical Therapy Aide while progressing to either a PTA or PT program.
Course Units and Hours
25-26
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Course Report
The program requirements encompass all of the class required to be eligible to apply for the technical phase of the Physical Therapist Assistant program. With competition of these classes students will have demonstrated the required background knowledge to be successful in the Physical Therapist Assistant program.
Fundamentals of Statistics
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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BI 013 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | S1 |
BI 014 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 5 | S2 |
KINE 008 | Introduction to Kinesiology | 3 | S2 |
ENG 001a | English Composition | 4 | S1 |
SOC 003 | Fundamentals of Statistics | 3 | S1 |
PHIL 013 | Perspective on Death and Dying | 3 | S2 |
PSY 001 | General Psychology | 3 | S1 |
Supporting Documents
Inland/Empire Desert Regional Questions
Submission Details
01/30/24 - 04:35 PM
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Please list the reason(s) for returning "Pre - Physical Therapist Assistant Certificate of Achievement". to Matthew Wilson's drafts. This message will be sent to mawilson@collegeofthedesert.edu
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Diann Thursby Super User · 02/13/24
Received regional recommendation at 2-5-2024 IEDRC Deans Meeting.