Although the AS Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant is not a fully online program, the required courses to apply to this program, are available to you fully online.
Albany State University offers the core curriculum fully online for students. If you are a student who is beginning the exciting educational journey into any HealthCare Career Program, you can fully complete online all the required courses to officially submit your application to the Physical Therapist Assistant program.
Please Note: The number of credit hours you see on the print degree screen only reflects the pre-requisite core classes needed to apply to the AS Degree in the Physical Therapist Assistant Career Program and does not imply an earned AS degree with those hours.
The practice of physical therapy is an integral component of health care. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants strive to promote functional independence, with the overall goal of helping individuals to achieve maximum potential as members of society.
Physical therapy is the health profession dedicated to rehabilitation or prevention of disability, injury and disease specifically related to movement and function of the neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary and integumentary systems of the human body. Physical therapists work with people of all ages and acute and chronic conditions, to detect, assess, prevent, correct, alleviate and eliminate pain, physical impairments, functional limitations and disabilities.
More information can be obtained from the American Physical Therapy Association or from the Physical Therapy Association of Georgia.
| Program Advisor | Dr. Kameron Causey | (229) 500-2233 | Kameron.Causey@asurams.edu |
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| Online Specialist | Distance Learning | 229-500-2907 | asuonline@asurams.edu |
Albany State University recommends the following course track for transfer students. If you would like to use a different track, please contact your Online Support Specialist.
| Course | Title | Credits | Term | Grade |
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REQUIRED Courses needed in order to apply to Physical Therapist Assistant (26 hours) | ||||
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To apply to the PTA program, the following courses must be completed: (MUSC 1100 or ARTS 1100) and then all other courses | ||||
| ARTS 1100 | Art Appreciation | 3 | ||
| BIOL 2411K | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | ||
| BIOL 2412K | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | ||
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 | ||
| MATH 1111 | College Algebra | 3 | ||
| MUSC 1100 | Music Appreciation | 3 | ||
| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 | ||
| PSYC 1101 | General Psychology | 3 | ||
| PSYC 2103 | Human Growth and Development | 3 | ||
Institutional Requirements (0-1 hours) | ||||
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Depending on your enrollment status you may be required to take ASU 1101 (1 credit hour) ASU 1101 is required for first-time college students or transfer students bringing in less than 12 transfer credit hours. | ||||
| ASU 1101 | First Year Experience/Pathway to Success | 1 | ||
This program is designed to prepare graduates to pursue a job in this field or related fields. Although career and professional development services are available to students and graduates, finding a job is the individual responsibility of the student. We do not guarantee that any student will be placed in any particular job, or at all.