Physical Therapist Assistant
Welcome to the Physical Therapist Assistant Department

The Physical Therapist Assistant is an important member of the dynamic profession of physical therapy. Physical therapist assistants work under the direction and supervision of the Physical Therapist to rehabilitate people from injury or disease by improving mobility, relieving pain, and preventing further injury. The Physical Therapist Assistant participates as a member of the healthcare team to make it possible for patients to participate in life to its fullest.

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Our program is nationally accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association (1111 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314-1488; 703.684.2782; www.apta.org). The program received re-accreditation in April 2009.


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Department Announcements
The Information Session scheduled for Friday, February 7th has been cancelled due to the weather. We will post a new date at this page.
Posted: 02/13/2014 11:43 am

The Summer 2014 petition request form for PTHA 1409 will be posted HERE starting Tuesday, March 4 at 9:30am until Friday, April 4 at 5:00pm. Please read the petition form for information on our ranking method. Filling out this form will place your name on a waitlist from which we will select students. We will notify the next person on the list if any seats are declined. Please check your email for notifications from the department. We anticipate granting at least 30 petitions for the summer course.
Posted: 12/17/2013 12:37 pm

New immunization requirements for Health Sciences students effective 10/1/12. See Information Here.
New Health Science Drug Screen Requirements for Health Science Students. See Memo Here.
Posted: 10/05/2012 3:27 pm