Physical Therapist Assistant

Campus Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

Physical Therapist Assistant is a program taught at Wytheville Community College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (Five-Semester (Two-Year) Program) options.

The Physical Therapist Assistant Associate of Applied Science prepares students to assist the physical therapist in meeting physical therapy needs of the public. Students study philosophical, theoretical, and clinical knowledge related to interventions and patient needs, including improving mobility, relieving pain, and reducing functional limitations from physical disability. The program also addresses health and wellness promotion, public education, and injury and disability prevention.

Graduates work under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist. They provide interventions such as exercises, massage, electrical stimulation, paraffin baths, hot and cold packs, traction, or ultrasound. They also record the patient’s response to treatment and report it to the supervising physical therapist. The program uses lectures and labs on the main campus in Wytheville and includes clinical education sites in physical therapy practices throughout multiple regions.

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Physical Therapist Assistant at Wytheville Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Wytheville Community College.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Wytheville Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Physical Therapist Assistant.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Student must complete a Wytheville Community College General Student Application. This application is available online at www.wcc.vccs.edu/admissions or in paper format from the WCC Admissions Office at (276) 223-4701. Application must be received by March 15.
Student must forward to WCC an official transcript of any and all college work previously attempted and/or completed by March 15. The student must ALSO forward to WCC an official high school transcript or copy of the student’s GED by March 15.
Students currently enrolled in high school at the time of application for admission should forward to WCC a copy of their high school transcript through the fall semester of the senior year.
Competency in English and Math – MDE 10 as demonstrated through direct enrollment and diagnostic tests, or by satisfactorily completing the required EDE and/or MDE units or the equivalent.
Student must have completed one high school or College Biology with a lab with a minimum grade of “C.”
Student must have completed one high school Chemistry or college chemistry with a lab with a minimum grade of a “C”, or the student must have successfully completed CHM 01.
All Developmental coursework must be completed prior to the March 15 admission deadline.
The student must have an overall minimum GPA of 2.5 for all college or high school work attempted.
Student must complete twelve (12) shadowing hours with a physical therapist or a licensed physical therapist assistant in a physical therapy practice of the student’s choice PRIOR to March 15.
Student must take a pre-admissions screening test through WCC. The student must contact the WCC Testing Center at (276) 223-4825 or by e-mail at [email protected] to set up an appointment to take the TEAS –AH (Test of Essential Academic Skills, – For Allied Health.