Physical Therapy Assistant

Michael Hellie, Academic Advisor.

These are usually two year programs and students receive an Associate Degree upon completion. Loma Linda University (LLU) offers this program with one year of college prerequisite courses and one year of training at LLU. Courses with grades below C do not count on the program. Courses at Walla Walla University which meet these prerequisites are:

Required Courses:

BIOL 121	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 122	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 123	Anatomy and Physiology	4
ENGL 121	College Writing I	3
ENGL 122	College Writing II	3
ENGL 223	Research Writing	3
NRSG 234	Medical Terminology	2
PHYS 201	Conceptual Physics	3
PHYS 204	Conceptual Physics Laboratory	1
PSYC 130	General Psychology	4
PSYC 215	Developmental Psychology	4
	or
PSYC 492	Abnormal Psychology	4
SPCH 101	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	4
	or
SPCH 310	Advanced Interpersonal and Nonverbal Communication	3

A minimum of 80 hours work/observation experience required in a physical therapy department, 20 hours of which must be in an in-patient setting and 20 hours in an outpatient setting.

Health and Wellness (2-4)

Select at least two credits from the following:

PEAC	Any PEAC activity courses	2
	or
HLTH 110	Wellness for Living	3
	or
HLTH 220	Human Nutrition	4

Humanities (4)

Select four credits from the following courses:

ART 251	Introduction to Art	4
ENGL 210	Survey of British and American Literature	4
ENGL 211	Survey of British and American Literature	4
ENGL 212	Survey of British and American Literature	4
HIST 121	The West and the World	4
HIST 122	The West and the World	4
HIST 221	History of the United States	4
HIST 222	History of the United States	4
MUHL 124	Introduction to Music	4
PHIL 205	Introduction to Philosophy	4

Any foreign language course may be used as well.

Religion

Four credits a year; eight credits max. For every 12 quarter units of coursework taken at an SDA college or university, you must take 1 (one)
quarter unit of religion at an SDA institution. 

 

Electives

To meet minimum total of 48 quarter hours.