Pre-Occupational Therapy

Suggested Program of Study

These are general admission requirements. Students should refer to specific admissions guidelines for each Occupational Therapy school and consult with their academic advisor and the Coordinator.

Required Courses

BIOL 120	Biological Principles I (NS)	4
BIOL 121	Biological Principles II	4
BIOL 150	Human Anatomy	4
PSYC 115	General Psychology (SS)	3
PSYC 210	Life-Span Human Development (WB)	3
PSYC 232	Psychopathology	3
PSYC 270/ECON 270	Statistics (MT)	4
HLTH 289	Medical Terminology	1

Additional requirements include other introductory science courses, humanities courses and other courses that vary from program to program.

One Human Physiology course

Take one human physiology course.

BIOL 225	Human Physiology	4
BIOL 366	Advanced Human Physiology	4

A student planning a career in occupational therapy working with children with special needs may choose to enroll in classes focusing on special education. Courses could include, but not be limited to SPED 120, SPED 236, SPED 257 and SPED 280.