*This program requires selective admission to the sophomore year.
The PTA program is planned in accordance with the established standards of the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. Upon satisfactory completion of this program, the student receives an Associate of Applied Science Degree and qualifies to take the National Physical Therapist Assistant Exam (NPTAE). The curriculum is arranged in a 1 + 1 format. The freshman year (pre-PTA) is open to all students and consists of core courses. Admission to the sophomore year is limited. An interview process occurs each spring before the start of the sophomore year. The PTA program has an 19% (3-year average, 2014-2016) attrition rate in the sophomore year. Board pass rate (3-year average, 2014-2016) is 94%.
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM BY SEMESTER
| Freshman Fall Semester | Credit Hours | |
| SO100 | Student Success Seminar (on-campus students) | 1 |
| EN176 | English Composition I | 3 |
| PS176 | General Psychology | 3 |
| AL102 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| BI276 | Anatomy & Physiology I & Lab | 4 |
| Oral Communication Gen. Ed. | 3 | |
| PE107 | P.E. Concepts of Wellness | 1 |
| Total | 16 |
| Freshman Spring Semester | Credit Hours | |
| Introduction to Physical Therapy (on-campus students) | 1 | |
| PS276 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| BI277 | Anatomy & Physiology II & Lab | 4 |
| EN177 | English Composition II | 3 |
| PH101 | Our Physical World (Recommended but not required.) | 5 |
| Total | 16 |
**APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW REQUIRED PRIOR TO SOPHOMORE YEAR.**
| Sophomore First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| PT201 | PT Procedures I & Lab | 6 |
| PT220 | PT Procedures II & Lab | 6 |
| PT239 | Functional Musculoskeletal Anatomy for PT & Lab | 4 |
| PT215 | Clinical Education I | 3 |
| Total | 19 |
| Sophomore Second Semester | Credit Hours | |
| PT230 | PT Procedures III & Lab | 6 |
| PT231 | PT Procedures IV & Lab | 6 |
| PT222 | Medical Lectures | 5 |
| PT225 | Clinical Education II | 3 |
| PT226 | Clinical Education III | 1 |
| Total | 21 |
| Sophomore Third Semester | Credit Hours | |
| PT227 | Clinical Education IV | 8 |
| PT242 | PT Seminar | 1 |
| Total | 9 | |
| TOTAL REQUIRED HOURS | 74 |
Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Colby Community College is accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
Address: 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Tel: 703.706.3245 Email: accreditation@apta.org Website: www.capteonline.org
