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This two-year curriculum consists of five consecutive semesters beginning in August. During the last three semesters, there are full-time clinical internships, along with didactic classroom experiences. Each of these three clinical experiences is a full-time (40-hour per week) experience in a Physical Therapy Department, with supervision provided by an on-site clinical instructor who is either a Physical Therapist or a Physical Therapist Assistant.

The following professional courses are taken at that time:


Courses Required
Pre-requisites and General Education Courses
Course # Course Title Credits
ENC 1101*English I3
ENC1102English II3
BSC 2093C*Anatomy and Physiology I4
BSC 2094CAnatomy and Physiology II4
MAC 1105*College Algebra3
xxx xxx*Humanities Elective3
PSY xxx or
SYG xxx*
Any Psychology/Sociology or Humanities3
Total: 23
Core PTA Program Courses and Remaining General Education
Semester 1
PHT 1000Intro. to Physical Therapy2
PHT 1120Functional Kinesiology3
PHT 1120LFunctional Kinesiology Lab2
PHT 1200Basic Patient Care2
PHT 1200LBasic Patient Care Lab2
Total:11
Semester 2
PHT 2224Therapeutic Exercise I1
PHT 2224LTherapeutic Exercise I Lab2
PHT 1213PT Principles and Procedures3
PHT 1213LPT Principles and Procedures Lab
2
Total: 8
Semester 3
PHT 1800LPT Clinical Practice I5
PHT 1801C     Pre-Clinical Practice I Integration4
Total: 9
Semester 4
PHT 2310Orthopaedic Disabilities3
PHT 2228Therapeutic Exercise II2
PHT 2228LTherapeutic Exercise II Lab2
PHT 2810LPT Clinical Practice II5
Total:12
Semester 5
PHT 2162Neuro. Disabilities/Treat2
PHT 2162LNeuro. Disabilities/Treat Lab
2
PHT 2931Trends in Physical Therapy2
PHT 2820LPT Clinical Practice III5
Total:11
Degree Total:74
* ENC1101, BSC2093C, MAC1105, and the Humanities or Psychology/Sociology elective must be completed at the time of application submission. This is the minimum requirement. Students recently admitted to the program exceeded this minimum requirement.
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Seminole Junior College was founded on July 1, 1965. The name was changed to Seminole Community College on July 1, 1975.