Liberal Arts and Sciences: PREPROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
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Preprofessional course work for occupational therapy generally is a
two-year program. Minimum requirements for admission are 60 semester
hours with at least a 3.5 (A = 5.0) grade-point average including the
following courses:
- Composition I requirement :
RHET 105/RHET 108 or
SPCOM 111/SPCOM 112 and
RHET 133 or
RHET 143.
- Human physiology:
PHYSL 103
- Human anatomy:
CSB 234
- Statistics: One course (e.g.,
SOC 185,
PSYCH 235,
MATH 161,
STAT 100)
- Mathematics:
MATH 112 (prerequisite for statistics)
- Social sciences: Three courses:
SOC 100, and any two courses in a social science (excluding
psychology)
- Psychology:
PSYCH 100,
PSYCH 238,
PSYCH 216 (
HDFS 105 may be substituted), and one additional elective in psychology
- Manual arts: Two courses in woodworking, sculpture, jewelry making,
weaving, print making, or paper making (e.g.,
ART&D 150,
ARTCR 160,
ARTCR 170)
- Medical terminology: One course (OFC 154 usually taken at Parkland
College)
- Humanities: 6 semester hours
- Physical or biological science: Two courses
- Electives: To complete the required 60 semester hours
NOTE: Current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is required upon entrance into the professional program. At least 40 hours experience in an occupational therapy department is required before application.
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