Pathway to Physical Therapist Assistant (PPTA.AA)

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The Pathway to Physical Therapist Assistant consists of courses required within the Physical Therapist Assistant program and additional coursework to meet a Liberal Arts Associate of Arts degree. Please refer to the Physical Therapist Assistant, AAS (PTA.AAS) degree for program-specific courses.

Note: Bold blue font indicates courses (or course options) which are required within the Physical Therapist Assistant, AAS program.

General Education Requirements: 35-40

A. Freshman Composition: 6

ENG 101 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENG 102 - English Composition II Credits: 3

B. Mathematics: 3-4

Choose one course from the following:

MAT 142 - College Mathematics Credits: 3
MAT 151 - College Algebra Credits: 4
Any quantitative course that requires MAT 151 as a prerequisite

C. Arts and Humanities: 6

Choose two courses with different prefixes from the following:

ART 111 - Design I Credits: 3
ART 112 - Design II Credits: 3
ART 130 - World Art History I Credits: 3
ART 171 - Ceramics I Credits: 3
ART 175 - Sculpture I Credits: 3
ART 230 - World Art History II Credits: 3
EDU 200 - Children’s Literature Credits: 3
ENG 137 - Introduction to Literature Credits: 3
ENG 138 - Creative Writing I Credits: 3
ENG 233 - ENG 233 - English Literature I Credits: 3
ENG 234 - English Literature II Credits: 3
ENG 235 - American Literature I Credits: 3
ENG 236 - American Literature II Credits: 3
HUM 150 - Humanities I - Gods, Myths, and Empires Credits: 3
HUM 151 - Humanities II - Reason, Conquest, and Industry Credits: 3
HUM 250 - Introduction to Cinema Credits: 3
MUS 101 - Appreciation and Literature of Music Credits: 3
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
PHI 205 - Comparative World Religions Credits: 3

D. Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6

PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3

and Choose one course from the following:

ANT 102 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
BUS 206 - Microeconomics Credits: 3
BUS 207 - Macroeconomics Credits: 3
HIS 131 - History of the United States I Credits: 3
HIS 132 - History of the United States II Credits: 3
HIS 135 - Western Civilization I Credits: 3
HIS 136 - Western Civilization II Credits: 3
POS 120 - American National Government Credits: 3
SOC 131 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 140 - Race and Ethnic Relations Credits: 3

E. Physical and Biological Sciences: 8-10

BIO 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab Credits: 4
BIO 202 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab Credits: 4

F. Options: 6

CIS 110 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems Credits: 3

and Choose one course from the following:

COM 121 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
COM 151 - Public Speaking Credits: 3

Elective Options: 27

After consulting with an advisor, choose 27 transferable* credits from the Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) excluding courses already used for the AGEC - A. Please choose the Mohave Community College link.

*A transferable course is defined as an MCC course that transfers to all three Arizona state universities (Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona).

Using the electives options, choose one course from the following:

BIO 160 - Anatomy and Physiology of Human Structure and Function Credits: 4
BIO 181 - General Biology I (Majors) with Lab Credits: 4