Under the direction and supervision of physical therapists, physical therapist assistants treat patients through exercise, manual therapy, gait and balance training, and other therapeutic interventions.
Career outlook
Employers hire physical therapist assistants to carry out treatment plans through exercise, manual therapy, and gait training under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.
Getting in
What College of Southern Maryland asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examNone required
Minimum GPA2.0
CSM page states CACHE consortium membership, CAPTE accreditation, and '100% first-time pass rate in 2018'; the consortium outcomes sheet (webapps.aacc.edu/cache/pta/pdf/programoutcomes.pdf) gives the more recent 85.7% first-time rate for the class of 2023. No cost figure on the page.
