Physical Therapy Assistant Program Requirements
Students accepted into the program will need to pass a drug test, as well as pass a criminal background check. Required immunizations must be completed before students are placed in second-year clinicals. The following courses or their Lane Community College equivalents must be completed with a grade of “C” or better:
Requisites to apply
General Education Courses
| RCC Course - *The following general education classes are included in the PTA program and the terms below. | Credits |
| *COMM115 Introduction to Intercultural Communication or COMM218 Interpersonal Communication |
4 |
| *HE252 First Aid/CPR | 3 |
| *BI122 Elementary Anatomy and Physiology II w/lab or BI232 Anatomy and Physiology II w/Lab and BI233 Anatomy and Physiology III w/Lab |
4 |
|
Anatomy and Physiology series must be complete by the end of the fall term – year one. Students who have taken BI121 may take BI122 in the Fall. Students who have taken BI231 must have completed BI232 and BI233 by the end of Fall Term. |
PTA Program Courses - Table Rock Campus (TRC) Cohort
| Term | Program Course | Campus | Credits |
| Fall | |||
| PTA100 Introduction to Physical Therapy | LaneOnline | 3 | |
| PTA101 Introduction to Clinical Practice 1 | LaneOnline | 5 | |
| PTA101L Introduction to Clinical Practice 1 Lab | TRC on Thursdays 8-5pm | 2 | |
| *BI122 Elementary Anatomy/Physiology II w/lab or BI233 Anatomy/Physiology III w/lab | 4 | ||
| Winter | |||
| PTA103 Introduction to Clinical Practice 2 | LaneOnline | 5 | |
| PTA132 Applied Kinesiology 1 | LaneOnline | 2 | |
| PTA103L Introduction to Clinical Practice 2 Lab | TRC on Thursdays 8-5pm | 2 | |
| PTA132L Applied Kinesiology 1 Lab | TRC on Thursdays 8-5pm | 2 | |
| *SP115 Introduction to Intercultural Communication | 4 | ||
| Spring | |||
| PTA104 PT Interventions-Orthopedic Dysfunctions | LaneOnline | 5 | |
| PTA133 Applied Kinesiology 2 | LaneOnline | 2 | |
| PTA104L PT Interventions-Orthopedic Dysfunctions Lab | TRC on Thursdays 8-5pm | 2 | |
| PTA133L Applied Kinesiology 2 Lab | TRC on Thursdays 8-5pm | 2 | |
| *HE252 First Aid/CPR | 3 | ||
| Fall | |||
| PTA204 PT Interventions-Neurological Dysfunctions | LaneOnline | 5 | |
| PTA 204L PT Interventions-Neurological Dysfunctions Lab | TRC on Thursdays 8-5pm | 2 | |
| PTA 280A Co-op Ed: First Clinical Affiliation | Various clinical facilities throughout Oregon | 6 | |
| Winter | |||
| PTA 205 PT Interventions-Complex Medical Dysfunction | LaneOnline | 4 | |
| PTA 205L PT Interventions-Complex Medical Dysfunction Lab | TRC on Thursdays 8-5pm | 2 | |
| PTA 280B Co-op Ed: Second Clinical Affiliation | Various clinical facilities throughout Oregon | 6 | |
| Spring | |||
| PTA 200 Professionalism, Ethics, and Exam Preparation | LaneOnline | 4 | |
| PTA 203 Contemporary Topics in Physical Therapy | LaneOnline | 2 | |
| PTA 280C Co-op Ed: Third Clinical Affiliation | Various clinical facilities throughout Oregon | 6 | |
****Open Lab for practicing skills is held on Wednesday mornings from approximately 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
