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A two year degree

What is an associate's degree?

100

Degree obtained to become a Physical Therapist

What is a DPT?

100

Physical Therapy that focuses on the treatment of children

What is Pediatric Physical Therapy?

100

Patients are seen here when they have surgeries, medical illness and emergency visits for typically 1-7 days

What is an in-patient hospital?

100

The U.S-based individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students of physical therapy.

What is the APTA?

200

Malcolm X, Morton College, College of Dupage, Oakton Community College and soon Prairie State College

What are PTA programs in Illinois?

200

Bradley, Northern Illinois, Governors State University, Midwestern University, Northwestern, Rosalind Franklin University and UIC at Chicago

What are PT schools in Illinois?

200

Physical Therapy that focuses on the treatment of the elderly.

What is geriatric physical therapy?

200

A patient is seen here typically after an orthopedic surgery or injury or work injury for 1-3 hours on an outpatient basis

What is an outpatient clinic?

200

$43,000-$63,000

What is the salary range for PTAs?

300
  • Biology I
  • Anatomy and Physiology I and II
  • English I
  • Intro to Psychology
  • Medical Terminology
  • a Communications related course, and
  • College Algebra or Statistics (or other math-related course)

What are prerequisite courses for PTA school?

300
  • Anatomy / A&P 1 with lab
  • Physiology / A&P 2 with lab
  • Biology 1 (not botany or zoology)
  • Biology 2 (not botany or zoology)
  • General Chemistry 1 with lab
  • General Chemistry 2 with lab
  • General Physics 1 with lab
  • General Physics 2 with lab
  • Psychology
  • Statistics

What are prerequisites for PT school?

300

Physical Therapy that focuses on the treatment of persons dealing with heart and lung conditions

What is cardiopulmonary physical therapy?

300

A client is seen during school hours for physical to assist with achieving academic goals?

What is a school based physical therapy setting?

300

$70,000-$100,000

What is the salary range for PTs?

400

1. Take the ACT or SAT or a state-mandated entrance exam or a passing score on the Wonderlic GAIN test.

2. At least a 2.5 to a 2.75 GPA.

3. Completely filled out applications 

4. Provide official transcripts from all high schools and colleges you have attended in the past. 

5. Most schools require an experience form which chronicles between 10-50 hours of volunteering/observing 

6. Provide 2 or more references from people that have no relation to you.

What are the minimum requirements to apply for PTA school?

400

1. Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS)

2. CSF Supplemental Application

2. A Bachelor's degree 

3. GPA of 3.0 and an overall GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 semester / 90 quarter units 

3. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE of 100 hours 

4. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

5. GRE SCORES

6. REQUIRED PREREQUISITE COURSEWORK

7. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED COURSEWORK

8. TRANSCRIPTS


What are the minimum requirements for PT school?

400

The treatment of injuries including but not limited to ankle sprains, knee replacements and sports injuries 

What is orthopedic physical therapy?

400

Patients are seen here for longer typically longer than 7 days and receive several hours of therapy per day to assist with improving strength to return home.

What is a rehab setting?

400

Insurance which protects PTs a from liability associated with wrongful practices resulting in bodily injury. 

What is liability insurance?

500

Practicing what you’ve learned from PTA class and lab in real-world settings such as regional hospitals, rehabilitation clinics and nursing care facilities

What is clinical training?

500

Completes PT evaluations and treatment as well as supervision of PTAs and students

What are the roles of PTs?

500

A patient who has a stroke or Parkinson's disease would receive PT treatment from this speciality

What is neurological physical therapy?

500

A patient receives these PT services at home to improve their quality of life.

What is home health?

500

A piece of equipment used by therapists which is placed around a patient's waist to support them during gait, transfers and other activities to ensure safety and stability

What is a gait belt?