General Program Description The technical portion of the PTA program is designed to be completed in six full-time academic quarters. Students are encouraged to complete related instruction requirements prior to entering the program. Clinical Experiences The PTA program requires over 560 hours of clinical education. First-year students are introduced to a variety of clinical settings in conjunction with the coursework. Read more...

General Program Description The program is a 2-year, integrated format consisting of 68 credit hours, of which 18 are general education credit hours and 50 are program-specific credit hours. These credit hours are earned over 5 semesters of full-time instruction and associated clinical education experiences. The semester progression is as follows: Fall, Spring, Summer, Fall, Spring. The first semester of Read more...

General Program Description The program has a 2-year integrated format consisting of 5 semesters. The first semester is composed of entirely general education classes with these classes taken prior to admission. Students are admitted into the program during the second semester. The program is offered on a full-time basis during daytime hours. Students can expect to spend between 20-40 hours Read more...

General Program Description The Riverside Physical Therapist Assistant Program was established in 2012. Graduates of the program are eligible to take a national examination from the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) to become a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. The program consists of 5—13 week semesters in addition to specified college-level prerequisite preadmission courses. The mission of the Read more...

General Program Description The PTA program is a two-year, integrated curriculum. The program consists of lectures, labs and clinical experiences. Daytime lectures, labs and clincal affiliations are scheduled continuously through the fall and spring semesters. Typically, students attend classes 5 days each week. Lectures are scheduled in the morning; labs are available in the morning or afternoon. Clinical experiences begin Read more...

General Program Description The PTA program consists of 74 credit hours, of which 26 are general education credit hours and 48 are professional courses. Clinical Experiences Clinical sites are available in the Blue Ridge and southwest Virginia areas as well as several out-of-state sites all of which provide all types of rehab experiences. Students are responsible for transportation to and Read more...

General Program Description The Physical Therapist Assistant Program consists of an 18-month integrated curriculum. Students are admitted two times each year in Fall and Winter. The curriculum consists of 74 semester credit hours, with 24 credit hours in general education and 50 credit hours of PTA technical courses. The program is offered full-time during the day with two classes taught Read more...