Allied Health | Physical Therapist Assisting

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Occupational

For occupational disciplines, a combination of education and/or experience is required to qualify. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Five years of occupational experience in the field to be taught OR
  • Three years of occupational experience in the field to be taught and a Bachelor’s degree or higher OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credits in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with a combination of 24 upper division and/or graduate credits in the teaching field
Instructional Council (IC)
Allied Health
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Physical Therapist Assisting
Subjects
Description

One year of occupational experience is granted for every 2000 hours of work experience. A formal letter from an employer that documents the work experience is required. The letter should be written on company letterhead.

Current license as a physical therapist from the state of Arizona or current certificate as a physical therapist assistant from the state of Arizona.

Rationale

The requirement for occupational work experience should be based on full-time work experience.

Occupational Experience

Letter from one or more employers that verifies hours of work experience completed with each individual employer.

Required to verify necessary occupational experience.

Accepted Disciplines/Subfields

Physical therapy, Physical therapist, Physical therapist assistant

Course Subjects

PTA, PT

Course Titles and Keywords

N/A