1 Several key accrediting agencies concerned with information literacy are: The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), the Western Association of Schools and College (WASC), and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Problem solving, the critical skill demanded of physical therapist assistants, requires all of these. intellectual abilities. In addition, the candidate should be able to comprehend three-. dimensional relationships and to understand the spatial relationships of structures.
There are two main positions within physical therapy, Physical Therapists (PT) and Physical Therapist Assistants (PTA). The physical therapy school requirements to become a PT is different than that needed to become a PTA. Both positions require a college degree, but PTs are required to have an advanced degree and the course requirements are much greater, both in quantity and quality.