P E 149 - CORE Training for Health

1. Make wise choices regarding participation in core training, disease prevention, and basic nutrition.
2. Improve wellness by actively participating in safe and effective core training techniques suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.
3. Evaluate personal health and wellness, fitness level, and/or physical skill development.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 158 - Cardio Fusion

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and training techniques.
2. Participate in safe and effective physical activity suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.
3. Improve wellness by developing programs and act,vely participating in physical activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 160 - Exercise and Nutrition

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition.
4. Demonstrate an enhanced awareness of nutrition and recognize the role that personal responsibility plays in adopting behaviors and making choices that impact personal well-being.
5. Increase knowledge in and understanding of nutrition as it relates to risk factors for disease and the optimal functioning of the individual.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 165 - Exercise and Health

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and disease prevention.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition.
4. Demonstrate an enhanced awareness of disease prevention and recognize the role that personal responsibility plays in adopting behaviors and making choices that impact personal well-being.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 198 - Independent Study-Physical Education 1

1. Identify information and concepts specific to physical education.
2. Clearly communicate in written form.
3. Accept class policies and procedures outlined in the course syllabus.
4. Turn in assignments and papers on time or be willing to accept the consequences of not doing so.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 201 - Advanced Physical Fitness Lab

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop and participate in safe and effective aerobic activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardio-respiratory endurance and body composition.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 202 - Physical Fitness Lab

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop and participate in safe and effective aerobic activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 212 - Advanced Jogging

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective jogging/running activities suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 215 - Advanced Aerobic Walking

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic walking activities suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratoryendurance and body composition.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 216 - Advanced Karate

1. Advance their knowledge and appreciation of the history, tradition, and philosophy of karate.
2. Practice and develop advanced skill in blocking, punching, kicking, competition sport techniques, rules, and sparring.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 231 - Advanced Weight Training

1. Apply basic principles of resistance training, understand basic nutritional needs, and identify major muscles.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective weight training activities suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 236 - Yoga 2

1. Make wise choices regarding relaxation, stretching, and yoga techniques.
2. Participate in safe and effective yoga techniques suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 237 - Advanced Body Toning

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and training techniques.
2. Participate in safe and effective physical activity suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.
3. Improve wellness by developing programs and actively participating in physical activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 247 - Advanced Pilates/Yoga

1. Make wise choices regarding participation in physical activity.
2. Improve wellness by actively participating in safe and effective Pilates and yoga techniques suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.
3. Evaluate personal health and wellness, fitness level, and/or physical skill development.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 248 - Advanced Core Training

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and training techniques.
2. Participate in safe and effective physical activity suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.
3. Improve wellness by developing programs and actively participating in physical activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 251 - Advanced Sport Conditioning

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic and anaerobic activity suitable to their individual sports and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 253 - Advanced Total Physical Fitness

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic and anaerobic activity suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose. 
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 258 - Advanced Cardio Fusion

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and training techniques.
2. Participate in safe and effective physical activity suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.
3. Improve wellness by developing programs and actively participating in physical activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 298 - Independent Study-Physical Education 2

1. Demonstrate an enhanced understanding of their current knowledge of a physical education subject under the guidance of an instructor.
2. Demonstrate an enhanced awareness and understanding of physical activity including safe participation technical proficiency, and skill development.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PTA 101 - Introduction to Physical Therapy

1. Define physical therapist, physical therapist assistant and the physical therapy aide, and the legal requirements for provision of physical therapy as specified by Washington state law.
2. Compare the physical therapist and physical therapist assistant in terms of their education, licensure, place of employment, opportunities for advancement, duties, scope of practice, and supervisory relationships.
3. Discuss the history of the physical therapy profession and association; discuss the history of the PTA within the profession.
4. Discuss the history, role, objectives, and structure of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), and the structure of the Physical Therapy Association of Washington (PTWA) as it relates to the Physical Therapist Assistant.
5. Identify the different members of the health care team in terms of their role, job responsibilities, and educational qualifications.
6. Communicate effectively through written patient care documentation.
7. Identify methods to address a variety of patients’ values, needs and preferences in physical therapy.
8. Advocate for the physical therapy profession through attendance of professional organization meetings and legislative impact days.
9. Implement the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to describe patient status.
10. Understand a documented Plan of Care including Discharge Plan developed by the physical therapist.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTAs.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PTA 102 - Therapeutic Interaction in Health Care

1. Identify the factors that contribute to an effective patient-PTA relationship.
2. Identify factors that facilitate the psychological adjustment of the patient to his/her illness or disability.
3. Identify factors that contribute to effective teamwork.
4. Identify personal strengths and areas needing improvement as a developing health care practitioner.
5. Demonstrate active listening skills.
6. Demonstrate awareness of cultural differences in clinical scenarios.
7. Differentiate between passive, assertive and aggressive behavior.
8. Apply ethical principles to healthcare related scenarios.
9. Identify strategies for conflict prevention and resolution.
10. Examine the role of values in healthcare decision making.

1. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
2. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
3. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
4. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
5. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PTA 104 - Applied Anatomy for the PTA Student

PTA 105 - Patient Care Skills

1. Identify body positions and motions using medical/anatomic terminology.
2. Demonstrate taking vital signs accurately.
3. Document vital signs appropriately.
4. State the normal ranges for blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate.
5. State the abnormal values (for blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate) that are contradictions for exercise or treatment.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

PTA 106 - Neuroscience for the PTA Student

PTA 110 - Principles of Physical Therapy Agents 1

Credits: 2
Introduces practice of external compression and bandaging; length, girth, and volumetric measurement; thermotherapy including superficial heat, cryotherapy and paraffin; hydrotherapy; wound care and assessment; massage; and pulmonary hygiene.

Prerequisite: PTA 105 ; and concurrent enrollment in PTA 160 .

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Analyze a peer-reviewed journal article.
2. Describe the effects of non-thermal and thermal agents in addressing pain and tone.
3. Describe the underlying mechanisms behind pain and tone.

4. Explain the contraindications, indications, physiology, rationale theory. and therapeutic effects of:

   a. Cryotherapy;

   b. Bandaging and external compression to reduce edema  and shape soft tissue;

   c. Hydrotherapy;

   d. Massage;

   e. Pulmonary hygiene techniques;

   f. Superficial thermotherapy;

   g. Traction.

5. Present a research paper.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PTA 111 - Principles of Physical Therapy Agents 2

1. Explain the contraindications, indications, physiology, rationale, theory, and therapeutic effects of electromagnetic radiation.
2. Explain the contraindications, indications, physiology, rationale, theory, and therapeutic effects of Electrotherapy including biofeedback.
3. Explain the contraindications, indications, physiology, rationale, theory, and therapeutic effects of lontophoresis.
4. Explain the contraindications, indications, physiology, rationale, theory, and therapeutic effects of Laser.
5. Explain the contraindications, indications, physiology, rationale, theory, and therapeutic effects of Phonophoresis.
6. Explain the contraindications, indications, physiology, rationale, theory, and therapeutic effects of Ultrasound.
7. Present an analysis of a peer-reviewed journal article.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PTA 113 - Posture and Movement

1. Identify ideal postural alignment, typical deviations from it.
2. Describe observed posture.
3. Identify the components of typical human gait.
4. Describe the typical human gait cycle.
5. Describe atypical gait patterns.
6. Identify possible muscular, skeletal and/or neurologic causes of atypical gait patterns.
7. For selected lower extremity prosthesis, orthoses and spinal orthoses:
   1. Describe their structure.
   2. Identify the function of selected components.
   3. Explain the use and care of these devices to maintain hygiene and skin integrity.
   4. Identify indications for their use.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PTA 114 - Tests and Measurements

1. Demonstrate the ability to perform muscle length testing procedures for selected biarticular muscles, using normal values, definitions and correct names of tests, where defined.
2. Define the grading system used for manual muscle testing.
3. Complete a manual muscle test for major muscle groups including palpation of those muscles, grading the test and recording the results.
4. Interpret recorded muscle testing results.
5. Identify gravity diminished and against gravity positions for cardinal plane motions.
6. Define the terminology associated with goniometry.
7. Perform goniometric measurements of the extremities by selecting the appropriate instrument, interpreting and recording the results.
8. Identify normal ROM values by interpreting the meaning of recorded ROM values, and estimating values for observed ROM.
9. Demonstrate safe, efficient and effective manual skills with testing procedures.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
4. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

PTA 130 - Survey of Pathophysiology 1

1. Describe the disease processes and systemic disorders of the major body systems including but not limited to:

a. Cardiovascular

b. Endocrine and metabolic

c. Gastrointestinal

d. Genital and reproductive

e. Hematologic

f. Hepatic and biliary

g. Immune

h. Integumentary

i. Lymphatic

j. Musculoskeletal

k. Nervous

l. Respiratory

m. Renal and urinary

2. Discuss the signs and symptoms of selected diseases and systematic disorders and risk factors of the major body systems.
3. List and Explain the signs and symptoms of selected diseases and disorders.
4. Understand the risk factors and preventative measures of selected diseases and disorders.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
3. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PTA 131 - Survey of Pathophysiology 2

1. Describe the disease processes and systematic disorders of the major body systems.
2. Discuss the signs and symptoms of selected diseases and systematic disorders and risk factors of the major body systems.
3. Describe the disease processes and systemic disorders of the major body systems including but not limited to:

a. Cardiovascular;

b. Endocrine and metabolic;

c. Gastrointestinal;

d. Genital and reproductive;

e. Hematologic;

f. Hepatic and biliary;

g. Immune;

h. Integumentary;

i. Lymphatic;

j. Musculoskeletal;

k. Nervous;

l. Respiratory;

m. Renal and urinary
Program Outcomes

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
3. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PTA 151 - Clinical Preparation

1. Complete required documentation to attend clinic.
2. Apply relevant legal and ethical guidelines and performance expectations to clinical experiences.
3. Develop a personal plan for professional development and clinical education.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PTA 160 - Principles of Physical Therapy Agents 1 Lab

1. Accurately record girth. Length and volumetric measurements.
2. Apply cryotherapy hydrotherapy, and superficial thermotherapy.
3. Apply bandanging and external compression to reduce edema and shape soft tissue.
4. Perform pulmonary hygiene including assisted coughing and postural drainage.
5. Perform therapeutic massage.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PTA 161 - Principles of Physical Therapy Agents 2 Lab

1. Demonstrate and apply electrotherapy including iontophoresis.
2. Demonstrate and apply mechanical traction - cervical and lumbar.
3. Demonstrate and apply phophoresis.
4. Demonstrate and apply ultrasound.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PTA 163 - Posture and Movement Lab

1. Demonstrate ideal postural alignment.
2. Document observed posture.
3. Identify the components of typical human gait.
4. Describe the typical human gait cycle.
5. Describe and demonstrate atypical gait patterns.
6. Implement the use of lower extremity prostheses and orthoses and spinal orthoses.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PTA 164 - Applied Anatomy Lab for PTA

PTA 166 - Neuroscience Lab for the PTA Student

PTA 199 - Independent Study-Physical Therapy

PTA 201 - Current Trends and Professionalism in Healthcare

1. Discuss and apply strategies to deal with challenges in healthcare.
2. Describe commonly encountered management frameworks in health care including: supervisory relationships, job descriptions, performance evaluations and continuous quality improvement.
3. Compare and contrast reimbursement and documentation requirements.
4. Explore career paths and opportunities for the PTA, including life-long learning.
5. Create a resume and cover letter for the health care industry.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

PTA 205 - Functional Training

Credits: 2
Covers the study of and application of functional training techniques used in the treatment of physical dysfunction.

Prerequisite: PTA 106  

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Identify the affect of hemiplegia and lower extremity amputation on functional abilities and selection of rehabilitation techniques.
2. Identify functional expectations for trans-femoral and trans-tibial amputees.
3. Instruct an individual in ADLs including bed mobility, transfers, gait and wheelchair use and basic self-care.
4. Instruct an individual in developmental activities as part of functional training program and progress those activities to achieve a stated goal.
5. Demonstrate safe and effective guarding techniques when instructing individuals in functional activities.
6. Instruct patient/caregivers in safe and effective performance of functional activities.
7. Identify barriers to patient safety and safety awareness.
8. Administer a standard instrument to determine ADL and functional levels.
9. Identify appropriate adaptive devices and instruct an individual in their use and care.
10. Implement a progressive mobility program for a lower extremity amputee.  

 
Program Outcomes

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PTA 210 - Therapeutic Exercise

1. Discuss the rationale, indications and contraindications for therapeutic exercise procedures.
2. Document the implementation of exercises interventions including exercise instruction consistent with defensible documentation guidelines from the APTA.
3. Compare and contrast types of ROM exercises (active, active assistive, passive, self, mobilization), including indications, goals, contraindications & precautions, limitations & benefits.
4. Describe static, passive and inhibitory stretch; identify indications, contraindications, precautions, conditions and rationale for the use of stretching procedures.
5. Compare and contrast exercise programs designed to address strength, endurance and power.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

PTA 211 - Advanced Rehab Procedures

1. Describe the role of physical therapy in the treatment of:
   • spinal cord injuries (SCI);
   • traumatic brain injuries (TBI);
   • cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs);
   • cerebral palsy and selected pediatric conditions;
   • selected neurologic disorders.
2. Describe the therapeutic interventions directed at adults and children with neuromuscular dysfunctions.
3. Describe and apply the principles of motor learning and motor control theories and gather data relating to an individual’s motor control level.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
4. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PTA 212 - Acute Care

1. Identify the role of physical therapy care in each area.
2. Describe and demonstrate PT interventions.
3. Demonstrate safe equipment handling.
4. Describe the physiology and pathophysiology of selected disease processes, typical physiologic responses to treatment, and contraindications to treatment.
5. Demonstrate infection control procedures, isolation techniques, and wound management.
6. Participate in medical record review, documentation and interdisciplinary communication.
7. Identify patient education strategies.
8. Describe population demographics and the impact on the healthcare system.
9. Describe pharmacological interventions as they relate to physical therapy.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PTA 213 - Orthopedic Therapy

1. Identify the principles of tissue healing.
2. Apply the principles of tissue healing to selected orthopedic conditions.
3. Identify important aspects of structure and function of the joints of the spine and extremities and their relationship to therapeutic intervention.
4. State the general guidelines, precautions, and contraindications for treatment of selected conditions of the spine and extremities.
5. Apply body mechanics principles to functional tasks and settings.
6. Teach a patient comprehensive intervention programs, including comprehensive intervention progression, when given a protocol, plan of care or treatment goals.
7. Utilize screening tools to gather data about a joint.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PTA 251 - Clinical Education 1

1. Identify legal and ethical responsibilities according to Washington State RCWs and WACs for physical therapy.
2. Describe, demonstrate and critique the patient interview process.
3. Describe the preferred PT/PTA relationship.
4. Describe the relationship observed in the clinical experience among the staff and in staff-patient interactions.
5. Evaluate his/her own strengths and needs for clinical development.
6. Relate clinical experience (PTA 277 ) to topics covered during the quarter.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTAs.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

PTA 252 - Clinical Education 2

1. Explain the impact of cultural socioeconomic differences in the physical therapy setting.
2. Complete a professional employment preparation.
3. Prepare for the clinic experience by developing learning objectives consistent with his/her identified learning needs and the nature of the assigned clinic.
4. Identify his/her own strengths and needs for professional development based on the experience in PTA 278  and relate them to the core values for physical therapy.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

PTA 253 - Clinical Education 3

1. Contribute to an online discussion about identified topics within the clinical setting, which include but are not limited to:

a. impact of cultural and socioeconomic difference,

b. documentation procedures and standards, and

c. physical therapy delivery system and practice management in the clinical site.

d. involvement in inter-professional practice.

2. Complete the assigned practice exam in preparation for licensure.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

PTA 260 - Therapeutic Exercise Lab

1. Implement passive, active, assistive, active and resisted exercises. Implement selected prescribed exercise programs Instruct the patient and/or family members in carrying out exercise programs. Identify and implement exercise, using a variety of techniques and apparatus, to accomplish a stated therapeutic goal and describe the reasons for selecting a specific exercise.
2. Demonstrate the ability to progress an exercise program within a treatment plan.
3. Instruct a patient in an aerobic training program and monitor the patient during aerobic exercise.
4. Determine a target heart rate for an aerobic training program for a healthy individual.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTAs.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

PTA 261 - Advanced Rehabilitation Procedures Lab

1. Describe, develop, implement and progress comprehensive interventions per the plan of care as identified by the Physical Therapist.
2. Teach a prescribed interventions effectively and safely.
3. Carry out selected treatment techniques applying principles of facilitation and inhibition and incorporating the use of PNF patterns.
4. Demonstrate the facilitation of the developmental sequence, and apply development sequence to the progression of treatment plans.
5. Carry out selected treatment techniques applying principles of facilitation and inhibition and demonstrate to the use of PNF patterns.
6. Identify treatment interventions for atypical development and relate these to developmental and motor learning principles to state a rationale for the interventions.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTAs.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PTA 262 - Acute Care Lab

1. Demonstrate techniques for physical therapy interventions in selected topic areas, instruct patients and families in appropriate activities, and document treatments in lab scenarios. This may include but is not limited to:

a) Mobilizing patients in critical care:

b) Airway wound techniques;

c) Sterile field and isolation techniques for wound care;

d) Conducting cardiac rehabilitation exercises; and

e) Surgeries and pulmonary precautions.
Program Outcomes

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTAs.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PTA 263 - Orthopedic Therapy Lab

1. Describe, develop, implement and progress comprehensive physical therapy interventions per plan of care per PT evaluations.
2. Develop, implement, and instruct the patient in strengthening, stretching, and ROM programs for stated muscle groups/joints of the spine and extremities using manual and/or mechanical forces.
3. Describe, develop, implement and progress programs for the spine and extremities when given a protocol, plan of care or treatment goals.
4. Implement selected manual techniques for the extremities and spine.
5. Utilize screening tools to gather data about muscle groups/ joints comprehensive intervention.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTAs.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PTA 277 - Clinical Affiliation 1

1. Document patient care consistent with clinical standards.
2. Demonstrate the ability to perform selected therapeutic interventions under supervision and consistent with academic content to date.
3. Demonstrate the ability to follow the policies and procedures delineated by the GRC PTA Program and the affiliation site policies and procedures.
4. Participate safely and effectively in clinical affiliation as determined by the clinical instructor.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTAs.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PTA 278 - Clinical Affiliation 2

1. Document patient care consistent with clinical standards.
2. Demonstrate the ability to perform selected therapeutic interventions under supervision and consistent with academic content to date.
3. Demonstrate the ability to follow the policies and procedures delineated by the GRC PTA Program and the affiliation site policies and procedures.
4. Participate safely and effectively in clinical affiliation as determined by the clinical instructor.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTAs.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

PTA 279 - Clinical Affiliation 3

1. Demonstrate the ability to perform in the clinic safely and effectively as identified by the clinical instructor.
2. Demonstrate the behaviors and attitudes consistent with participation In the PT profession.
3. Demonstrate the ability to produce documentation to support the delivery of physical therapy services.

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTAs.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PTA 280 - Clinical Affiliation 4

1. Perform in the clinic safely and effectively as identified by the clinical instructor.
2. Demonstrate the behaviors and attitudes consistent with participation In the PT profession.
3. Produce documentation to support the delivery of physical therapy services.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS& 110 - Physics Non-Science Majors with Lab

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, with respect to experimental design and inference in physics.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, with respect to experimental design and inference in physics.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS& 114 - General Physics I with Lab

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, using algebraic methods in Newtonian mechanics.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, using algebraic methods in Newtonian mechanics.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS& 115 - General Physics II with Lab

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, using algebraic methods in the study of thermal properties of matter, electricity, and magnetism.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, using algebraic methods in the study of thermal properties of matter, electricity, and magnetism.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS& 116 - General Physics III with Lab

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, using algebraic methods in the study of magnetism, waves, oscillations, and modern physics.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, using algebraic methods in the study of magnetism, waves, oscillations, and modern physics.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS 154 - Physics for the Life Sciences 1

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, using algebraic methods in Newtonian mechanics.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, using algebraic methods in Newtonian mechanics.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS 155 - Physics for the Life Sciences 2

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, using algebraic methods in the study of thermal properties of matter, electricity, and magnetism.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, using algebraic methods in the study of thermal properties of matter, electricity, and magnetism.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS 156 - Physics for the Life Sciences 3

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, using algebraic methods in the study of magnetism, waves, oscillations, and modern physics.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, using algebraic methods in the study of magnetism, waves, oscillations, and modern physics.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS& 221 - Engineering Physics I with Lab

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, using elements of calculus and mathematical models to develop a comprehensive investigation of Newtonian particle dynamics.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, using elements of calculus and mathematical models to develop a comprehensive investigation of Newtonian particle dynamics.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS& 222 - Engineering Physics II with Lab

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, using differential and integral calculus to develop a comprehensive investigation of rotation, electricity, and circuits.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, using differential and integral calculus to develop a comprehensive investigation of rotation, electricity, and circuits.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS& 223 - Engineering Physics III with Lab

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, using differential and integral calculus to develop a comprehensive investigation of rotation, electricity, and circuits.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, using differential and integral calculus to develop a comprehensive investigation of rotation, electricity, and circuits.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS 225 - Modern Physics

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, using elements of calculus and mathematical models to develop a comprehensive investigation of modern physics.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, using elements of calculus and mathematical models to develop a comprehensive investigation of modern physics.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS 229 - Electric and Magnetic Fields

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, using differential and integral calculus to develop a comprehensive investigation of electromagnetic fields.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, using differential and integral calculus to develop a comprehensive investigation of electromagnetic fields.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS 230 - Undergraduate Research

1. Ask a research question, carry out experiments, analyze data, make decisions, formulate solutions, to develop and carry out a comprehensive and independent investigation of an advanced topic in physics.
2. Give reasons for choice of research question, assumptions, hypotheses, data analysis and conclusions while developing a comprehensive and independent investigation of an advanced topics in physics.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHYS 298 - Independent Study-Physics

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions, using calculus to develop a comprehensive and independent investigation of advanced topics in physics.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses, using calculus to develop a comprehensive and independent investigation of advanced topics in physics.

1. Use appropriate reasoning to evaluate problems, make decisions, and formulate solutions.
2. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs, and hypotheses.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

POLS& 101 - Introduction to Political Science

1. Understand and identify the principal political ideologies.
2. Understand the power of ideologies.
3. Understand how ideologies shape, and are shaped by, history, economics, and political cultures.
4. Understand how ideologies affect political and power relationships within and between countries around the globe.

1. Demonstrate knowledge of politics and government in the United States and/or across the world.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

POLS 194 - Special Topics-Political Science

1. Achieve an in-depth understanding of a specific topic or area of political activity.
2. Demonstrate honed research skills.

POLS& 200 - Introduction to Law

1. Display a working knowledge of the functions of law in society, and the factors that effect the evolution of laws over time.
2. Understand the fundamental Concepts of Criminal Law, Torts, Civil Procedure, Property, and how they fit under the umbrella of historical Common Law and Constitutional principles.
3. Demonstrate an ability to concisely articulate the specific holdings and reasoning in given assigned cases.
4. Work cooperatively and effectively in group presentations.
5. Articulate and use several balancing tests commonly used in the resolution of public policy and Constitutional law cases.
6. Understand, appreciate, and reflect on the elements of thought (using the Paul-Elder Model) as they are applied to legal case analysis.
7. Be familiar with certain intellectual criteria used to evaluate the merit of particular legal arguments.

1. Recognize and use critical thinking elements and standards as they apply to the study of legal content.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

POLS& 202 - American Government

1. Explain and analyze the origins and evolution of the United States political system.
2. Understand the roles, relationships, and powers of the principal institutions of the United States, both formally and informally.
3. Understand the definition and structure of federalism.
4. Understand the nature of law-making in the United States.
5. Analyze and explain the significance of political culture and ideology in the U.S. political system.
6. Understand and analyze the differences between elitist and pluralist theories of participation and power.
7. Critically analyze the strengths and weaknesses of American democracy.
8. Articulate the difference between civil rights and civil liberties in the United States.
9. Understand the roles of public opinion, campaigns, political parties, voting, elections, and interest groups in the United States political system.
10. Articulate and explain salient issues in American politics.

1. Demonstrate knowledge of politics and government in the United States and/or across the world.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

POLS& 203 - International Relations

1. Identify and understand the principal theoretical approaches in the field of International Relations.
2. Outline the major rivalries between states in the twentieth century and at other times in history.
3. Explain the role and power of intergovernmental organizations and international law.
4. Understand the nature and significance of economic globalization in international relations.
5. Understand the changing natures and contexts of military conflict, power, and national security.
6. Understand central contemporary issues in international relations including: terrorism, environmental challenges, and human security.

1. Demonstrate knowledge of politics and government in the United States and/or across the world.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

POLS& 204 - Comparative Government

1. Describe selected political systems in the world.
2. Employ the basic methodologies for carrying out comparative politics research and analysis.
3. Know the definitions of democracy, republicanism, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and of federal, unitary, parliamentary, presidential systems.
4. Understand the fundamental differences and definitions of capitalism, communism, and socialism.
5. Define and differentiate between, common legal systems.
6. Understand the power relationships (e.g., race, ethnicity, religion, sex) within the differing political systems.
7. Know the historical, geographical, sociological, cultural, religious, and demographic factors that have affected the types and styles of politics and government in the selected countries.
8. Understand the roles of economic globalization and technological change in political systems around the world.
9. Demonstrate skills that can apply to careers around the globe in government, business, or non-profit fields.
10. Demonstrate competence in understanding political cultural differences across the globe.

1. Demonstrate knowledge of politics and government in the United States and/or across the world.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

POLS 207 - American Political Participation

1. Know and understand democracy as practiced in the American political system.
2. Understand the power relationships that frame political participation as determined or influenced by diverse histories, genders, races, ethnicities, and religions.
3. Know the major precursors to mass political participation.
4. Specify the main methods for mass political participation (voting/electioneering, social movements, civil disobedience, and political violence).
5. Understand the role mass political participation plays in shaping the behavior of the political system, and the outcomes of this system.

1. Demonstrate knowledge of politics and government in the United States and/or across the world.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

POLS 209 - State and Local Government Politics

1. Understand the roles and responsibilities of states and local governments in our federal system.
2. Define federalism and understand how it contrasts with unitary government.
3. Understand the power relationships between local governments, states, and our national government.
4. Explain the basic history of Washington State including its creation and evolution.
5. Understand the roles, relationships, and powers of the principal institutions of state and local governments, both formally and informally.
6. Understand the unique role of tribal governments in the United States political system.
7. Understand how state and local governments have evolved and have been reformed over time.
8. Contrast different types of state constitutions and be able to explain constitutional reform.
9. Articulate the differences among and between initiatives and referenda.
10. Explain the power relationships of and between official and unofficial institutions in the local, state, and the national government.
11. Understand the nature of state and local bureaucracies and budgeting processes.
12. Articulate current political issues in state and local government.

1. Demonstrate knowledge of politics and government in the United States and/or across the world.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

POLS 220 - Food Politics and Law

1. Explain and Analyze the functions of U.S. legal rules and regulations that affect food production, distribution, health, and consumption, as well as factors (such as technology) that affect the evolution of such laws or regulations over time.
2. Understand and explain the fundamental principles of administrative regulations, and how they fit within the constraints of U.S. Constitutional principles.3. Demonstrate an ability to concisely articulate the specific holdings and reasoning in assigned food politics readings or cases.
3. Explain potential implications or consequences of proposed food policies or regulations on various interest groups, such as consumers, businesses, medical practitioners, and/or scientists.
4. Work cooperatively and effectively in group presentations.
5. Articulate and use several balancing tests or principles used in the resolution of  public policy and food issues, as well as in relevant legal cases.
6. Understand, appreciate, and reflect on the elements of thought as they are applied to chapter readings or case analysis.
7. Recognize and apply certain intellectual criteria used to evaluate the merit of particular arguments, cases, or presentations.

1. Demonstrate knowledge of politics and government in the United States and/or across the world.

POLS 225 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict

1. Explain and analyze the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
2. Explain and analyze the evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
3. Identify the key actors who have been involved in the conflict.
4. Analyze the social and political development of Israelis, Palestinians, and the various states that are involved in the conflict.
5. Be able to apply key concepts in political science to various aspects of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
6. Understand key Palestinian and Israeli narratives concerning the conflict.
7. Articulate the key goal and visions of the main groups that are involved in the conflict.
8. Identify the role European colonialism played in shaping and sustaining the conflict.
9. Explain and analyze the main factors that have led to the failure of the peace process.
10. Understand the key challenges and dilemmas that Israelis and Palestinians face today.
11. Exhibit policy analysis and conflict management skills that can be applied in government, non profit, and other policy or research oriented careers.
12. Demonstrate a strong intercultural knowledge regarding diverse ethnic, religious, and political groups across the Middle East.

1. Demonstrate knowledge of politics and government in the United States and/or across the world.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

POLS 298 - Independent Study-Political Science

1. Achieve an in-depth understanding of a specific topic or area of political activity.
2. Demonstrate enhanced analytical and research skills.

PLA 099 - Independent Study-Prior - Learning Assessment

PSYC& 100 - General Psychology

1. Explain the scientific method as it applies within the discipline of psychology.
2. Identify and describe the major theoretical perspectives utilized by psychology in understanding behavior and mental processes.
3. Explain the major concepts utilized by psychologists in understanding various aspects of behavior and mental processes.

1. Identify and apply concepts related to acquiring, evaluating and using reliable, valid, and powerful information to understand mind and behavior.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PSYC& 180 - Human Sexuality

1. Explain research data applied to sexuality.
2. Describe sexual behavior.
3. Describe love and relationships.
4. Explain the physiology of sexuality and common deviations from the norm.

1. Identify and apply concepts related to acquiring, evaluating and using reliable, valid, and powerful information to understand mind and behavior.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PSYC& 200 - Lifespan Psychology

1. Explain the research principles that underlie research in developmental psychology.
2. Identify and describe the major theories utilized to understand human development.
3. Identify and describe developmental milestones associated with prenatal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adult developmental periods.
4. Explain the influences of biology and environment on human development.

1. Identify and apply concepts related to acquiring, evaluating and using reliable, valid, and powerful information to understand mind and behavior.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PSYC 201 - Personality

1. Explain the research principles that underlie research on personality.
2. Identify and describe the major theories utilized to understand personality.
3. Specify the implications of various personality theories for healthy and pathological functioning.
4. Identify the assessment techniques utilized by each theory.

1. Identify and apply concepts related to acquiring, evaluating and using reliable, valid, and powerful information to understand mind and behavior.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PSYC 209 - Fundamentals of Psychological Research

1. Plan or execute modest research projects.
2. Explain the literature describing psychological research.
3. Access research literature.
4. Apply methods of psychological research.
5. Produce scientific writing and use APA format and documentation.

1. Identify and apply concepts related to acquiring, evaluating and using reliable, valid, and powerful information to understand mind and behavior.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PSYC& 220 - Abnormal Psychology

1. Describe the research methods appropriate to the study of abnormal behavior.
2. Explain the predominant theoretical approaches utilized in explaining abnormal behavior.
3. Describe the current methods of assessing abnormal behavior.
4. Apply the various theoretical approaches to the explanation of specific psychological disorders.
5. Identify and describe specific psychological disorders.

1. Identify and apply concepts related to acquiring, evaluating and using reliable, valid, and powerful information to understand mind and behavior.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PSYC 225 - Fundamentals of Physiological Psychology

1. Explain the basic process of neuronal functioning both within and between neurons.
2. Explain the fundamentals of the present state of knowledge concerning how brain and nervous system function gives rise to sensory, motor, motivational, memory and emotional processes.
3. Identify the utility of models of nervous system processing for enhanced psychological functioning.

1. Identify and apply concepts related to acquiring, evaluating and using reliable, valid, and powerful information to understand mind and behavior.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PSYC 240 - Social Psychology

1. Define social psychology and understand the role it plays in the field of psychology. 
2. Describe what attitudes are including attitude formation and persuasion. 
3. Define social perception and identify related concepts such as attribution theory, first impressions and the fundamental attribution error. 
4. Describe the power of social influence as demonstrated by classic research in areas like group conformity and obedience to authority. 
5. Describe the power of group behavior and the influence of groups.  
6. Define prejudice and identify the contributing factors.  
7. Identify approaches shown to resolve conflict between individuals and groups. 
8. Describe how factors related to culture (individualistic and collectivistic) contribute to the understanding of self and others. 

1. Identify and apply concepts related to acquiring, evaluating and using reliable, valid, and powerful information to understand mind and behavior.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PSYC 298 - Independent Study-Psychology 1

1. Describe in detail a particular topic chosen by student.
2. Explain the research associated with the chosen topic.
3. Design a research project to explore the topic.
4. Produce a write-up of the research proposal/project/topic using APA style.

1. Identify and apply concepts related to acquiring, evaluating and using reliable, valid, and powerful information to understand mind and behavior.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PSYC 299 - Independent Study-Psychology 2

1. Describe in detail a particular topic chosen by student.
2. Explain the research associated with the chosen topic.
3. Design a research project to explore the topic.
4. Produce a write-up of the research proposal/project/topic using APA style.

1. Identify and apply concepts related to acquiring, evaluating and using reliable, valid, and powerful information to understand mind and behavior.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

READ 083 - Reading Proficiency 1

READ 084 - Reading Essentials

READ 094 - Reading Improvement

1. Comprehend when reading a variety materials.
2. Apply study reading strategies and techniques.
3. Demonstrate reading fluency.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

READ 104 - Reading Mastery

1. Improve comprehension of college reading materials.
2. Demonstrate meta-cognitive reading skills.
3. Demonstrate critical reading skills.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

S SCI 100 - Truth, Lies and Social Statistics

S SCI 160 - Introduction to the Study of Gender

1. Describe and discuss the historical process and means by which gender and sexuality have been constructed in the modern world, and as they have been partnered with biological models.
2. Compare and contrast cultural constructions of gender and sexual norms globally, as influenced by traditions, political and social institutions, religious and economic structures, and as a response to cultural mandates.
3. Analyze and assess various methods and theories in the study of gender and sexuality.
4. Differentiate between common sense knowledge and knowledge that is based on scientific theory, scholarly research and empirical evidence.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

S SCI 177 - Social Science Work Experience 1

S SCI 178 - Social Science Work Experience 2

S SCI 179 - Social Science Work Experience 3

S SCI 194 - Special Topics-Social Science