General Program Description
The physical therapist assistant program prepares students to begin a professional allied health career as licensed physical therapist assistants. Students are provided a foundation of general education, including courses in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, as well as the technical education for the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to work in a healthcare environment. Theoretical instruction is complemented with clinical experience in a variety of healthcare settings in order to provide a broad, holistic, and reality-based understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a professional physical therapist assistant. Students will participate in planned clinical and laboratory experiences that will complement classroom learning and will stress health promotion as well as rehabilitation of the disease process. Students are immersed in topics for eight week terms with enrollment in 2-3 classes per term. PTA technical courses are usually completed in 14 months. Students can expect to spend 16-20 hours in class per week.
Clinical Experiences
Herzing University PTA students attend two, seven week long clinical rotations usually in an inpatient and an outpatient setting. Herzing University offers a variety of experiences for students including outpatient clinics, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation hospitals, pediatric clinics, and home health. The majority of the clinical rotations are located in Florida within a reasonable distance from the university.
Faculty
Herzing University’s PTA program has four full time staff members with a 1:12 faculty to student ratio.
Enrollment
Herzing University admits two cohorts of 24 students per year with start dates in January and July.
Admission
Admission is based on entrance exam performance. Required courses in general education include 8 semester credit hours in Anatomy and Physiology with Lab, 1.0 semester credit hour in Information Literacy, 3.0 semester credit hour in English Composition, 3.0 semester credit hour in Speech, 4.0 semester credit hour in Computer Applications, 3.0 semester credit hour in Social or Behavioral Science, and 3.0 semester credit hours in Humanities with a Critical Thinking Focus. One semester credit hour is required for Medical Terminology.
Outcomes
No outcome information provided by the program.
Tuition, fees and financial aid
Herzing University offers educational funding counselors to educate and assist students through the financial aid process as well as to assist students in finding grants, loans, and scholarships to fund their educational goals.
Student life
Herzing University had its beginning in 1965 when it started as a computer training institute in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The institution has grown to eleven campuses plus an online division. Herzing University Orlando Campus started its first classes in 1995 with an emphasis on education for healthcare careers. Herzing University is located in beautiful Winter Park, Florida, 20 minutes from the Orlando Airport, 40 minutes from Disney World, 45 minutes from the Space Coast, and 60 minutes from Daytona.
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Hello Herzing University Physical Therapy Program
I’m interested in maybe attending your PTA school program, but I still need to gather more information about the program.
For example, I have credits, but want to make sure I have all the required college credit I would need to apply for your program.