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Physical Therapist Assistant

About Our Program:

It is the mission of the Carl Albert State College Physical Therapist Assistant Program to educate our students with the necessary knowledge and skills to become an entry level Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. We will strive to keep student costs low while connecting the student to nearby classroom and clinical education.

 

Program Goals

  1. The PTA Graduate will demonstrate entry level performance of the Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. (graduate)
  2. The PTA Program will possess a curriculumthat encompasses the ever emerging profession of the Physical Therapist Assistant. (program)
  3. The PTA Faculty will provide accessible and exceptional classroom and clinical education opportunities. (faculty)

My Career Paths

The physical therapist assistant is a health care worker who assists the physical therapist in the provision of physical therapy. The physical therapist assistant is a graduate of a physical therapist assistant associate degree program accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education or the Council of Postsecondary Accreditation.

The physical therapist assistant is required to work under the direction and supervision of the physical therapist. The physical therapist assistant may perform physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist. Where permitted by law, the physical therapist assistant may also carry out routine operational functions, including supervision of the physical therapy aide or equivalent, and documentation of treatment progress. The ability of the physical therapist assistant to perform the selected and delegated tasks shall be assessed on an ongoing basis by the supervising physical therapist. The physical therapist assistant may, with prior approval by the supervising physical therapist, adjust a specific treatment procedure in accordance with changes in patient status.


When the physical therapist and the physical therapist assistant are not within the same physical setting, the performance of the delegated functions by the physical therapist assistant  must be consistent with safe and legal physical therapy practice and shall be predicated on the following factors: complexity and acuity of the patient’s needs; proximity and accessibility to the physical therapist; supervision available in the event of emergencies or critical event; and type of setting in which the service is provided. The physical therapist assistant shall not perform the following physical therapy activities: interpretation of referrals; physical therapy initial evaluation or re-evaluation; identification, determination of modification of plans of care (including goals and treatment programs) final discharge assessment/evaluation or establishment of the discharge plan; or therapeutic techniques beyond the skill and knowledge of the physical therapist assistant.

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Licensure Information

Salary Information

PTA Program Overview

Physical Therapist Assistant

Accreditation Status: Full

11.3.2020 – 6.30.203

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Carl Albert State College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)

3030 Potomac Ave, Suite 100
Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085
Ph: (703) 706-3245;
email: accreditation@apta.org;
website: http://www.capteonline.org.

If needing to contact the program/institution directly,
please call (918) 647-1285
or email krepass@carlalbert.edu.

Enrollment Management Staff

Student Outcome Data

2 Year Ultimate Licensure Pass Rate: 2021-2022 = 96%
2 Year First Time Licensure Pass Rate 2021-2022 = 85%
2 Year Graduation Rate: 2021-2022 = 100%
2 Year Employment Rate: 2021-2022 = 100%

2023

  • Licensure Pass Rate 83.3%
  • First Time Licensure Pass Rate 75%
  • Graduation Rate 83%
  • Post Licensure Employment Rate 100% (Actively Seeking)

2022

  • Licensure Pass Rate 100%
  • First Time Licensure Pass Rate 100%
  • Graduation Rate 100%
  • Post Licensure Employment Rate 100% (Actively Seeking)

2021

  • Licensure Pass Rate 93%
  • First Time Licensure Pass Rate 86.7%
  • Graduation Rate 94%
    Post Licensure
  • Employment Rate 100% (Actively Seeking)

Admission of a Person with Arrest or Criminal Conviction

No individual may be admitted to the Associate in Applied Science (Physical Therapist Assistant) program who has not or will not complete any parole and/or probationary requirements prior to the applications deadline.
 
Individuals who have been arrested and/or convicted of a felony offense, a drug or alcohol related offense, or certain offenses involving moral turpitude (i.e., larceny) prior to admission to the PTA program are considered on an individual basis by the Admissions Committee. In these deliberations, the Committee considers the following factors:
1. The nature of the crime(s);
2. Evidence of rehabilitation;
3. Personal characteristics;
4. Behavior/action since the offense was committed;
5. The total criminal records; and
6. The disciplinary action of the court.
 
Individuals with an arrest and/or criminal conviction are advised that the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision will consider their application for licensure by examination on an individual basis. This may require a personal appearance before the Board in the final semester of the program. It is a prerogative of the Board to grant or deny the application.

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