Rehabilitation Aide, Diploma

Program Description:

The Rehabilitation Aide Diploma provides the basic knowledge and skills required for graduates to work as an Aide supporting Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, and Occupational Therapy Assistants in the provision of rehabilitation services. FNU awards a Diploma following the completion of this program. This program also prepares students to apply to the Associate of Science Physical Therapist Assistant program.

Program Requirements (34 Credits)

Lower Level Requirements (3 Credits)

HSC 1531C

Medical Terminology

3

General Education (27 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501

College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (6 Credits)

ENC 1101	English Composition I	3
SPC 1017	Fundamentals of Oral Communications	3

Humanities (3 Credits)

PHI 1635

Biomedical Ethics

3

Social Science (3 Credits)

DEP 2004	Human Growth and Development	3
	Or
PSY 1012	General Psychology	3

Natural Sciences (8 Credits)

BSC 1085C	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BSC 1086C	Anatomy and Physiology II	4

Mathematics (3 Credits)

MAC 1105

College Algebra I

3

Information Literacy (3 Credits)

CGS 1030

Introduction to Information Technology

3

Core Requirements (4 Credits)

PHT 1001	Introduction to Physical Therapy	1
PHY 1007C	Physics for Allied Health Professionals	3