Lake Superior College offers two pathways to the Physical Therapist Assistant Associate in Applied Science degree. The traditional program is an on-campus, 74 credit program. The Military Bridge program is a distance education program specifically for military-trained physical therapy personnel.
Both programs were designed and operate within the guidelines of the program’s Mission, Goals, and Outcomes.
Our Curriculum Plan documents include comprehensive links to our major curriculum-related documents including program planners and links to view course descriptions
Curriculum Plan
- Program Guide
- Program Mission, Goals, and Outcomes
- Course Descriptions – For more detail about a specific course (including the course description), search for the course through the Course Outline Search Window. Use the current semester as a starting point.
- Skills Taught – PTA Program
Clinical Education Links
- Clinical Education Handbook for Clinical Sites (Clinical education policies start on page 64)
- Description of Clinical Experiences (choose PTA and spring semester to view Clinical Internship 1 and 2 course descriptions, as well as Clinical Experience II. For Clinical Experiences I and III, view fall semester)
- Guidelines for Supervising Students (includes guidelines related to state practice acts and Medicare)
- Frequently-Asked Questions about the Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI)
- Professional Behaviors
- Liability Insurance (Memorandum of Insurance)
- LSC On-Campus Physical Therapy Clinic
- APTA – Academy of Education Home Page
- Skills Taught in the PTA Program
- Clinical Instructor Self-Assessment Survey
Clinical Faculty Development Resources
The LSC Physical Therapist Assistant Program is grateful to the physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who serve as clinical instructors for our students during their part-time and full-time clinical experiences. Without the time and energy you give, our students could not graduate and become gainfully employed as PTAs.
We recognize there are pros and cons to taking students, and that having a student can be challenging from a time-management, reimbursement, and/or productivity standpoint. We hope the resources provided below will encourage a successful experience for both you and your student. These resources were not created by Lake Superior College but are links from other programs and health care organizations.
