PTA 150 - Clinical Education 1

    Recent Professors
    Nicole Marquez
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
    Class Size
    28 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    PTA 121 or equivalent college course with a minimum grade of C.
    Spring 2026 Sections
    View Spring 2026 sections of PTA 150
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course will involve supervised clinical instruction to observe/participate in the PT/PTA clinical activities. Emphasis will be placed on developing professional behaviors and interpersonal skills. Students will be given the opportunity to practice data collection, therapeutic modalities, transfers, patient positioning, patient instruction, and therapeutic exercise, as well as documentation of measurements and interventions. Students will practice assessment techniques including goniometry, manual muscle testing, and patient functional levels. Skills practiced are dependent on clinical site. This course is the PTA student’s first exposure to clinical education. Clinical course work will include a 4 week clinical course at 40 hours per week at off-site lab instruction.
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