Occupational Therapy Program
Prerequisite Course Work
The prerequisite courses are listed below. A GPA of 3.0 in each category is required. Prerequisite course work in anatomy and physiology must be completed in the past 7 years, and other prerequisite course work which is 10 years or older may not be acceptable for admission. Please contact the department for clarification. Applicants with more than 5 prerequisite courses in progress or planned for spring and summer semesters may not be considered for admission.
A total of 13 required prerequisites along with 7 courses which are highly recommended. The courses are divided into 7 categories. You must have one course to meet each prerequisite. One course may not be used to meet the requirements for two areas.
Category 1-Biology (2 courses) 1 course in Human Anatomy and 1 course in Human Physiology
2 semesters or 2 or 3 quarters.
NOTE: Anatomy and physiology courses MUST be listed in the Biology or Zoology
Departments for fulfillment of this requirement.
Category 2- Chemistry (1 course) General Chemistry with lab- Biochemistry recommended, but not required. General chemistry for science majors with a laboratory. One semester or 1-2 quarters.
Category 3- Math (1 course) Statistics. Lower, upper division or more recent graduate course.
NOTE: Research methods, marketing statistics or tests & measurements courses will not
meet this requirement.
Category 4- Social Behavioral Sciences. (4 courses) Human Development (focus over life span), Sociology, Abnormal Psychology, Cultural Anthropology.
Category 5- English/Communication (2 courses) Composition, Speech Communication. Technical Writing recommended but not required.
Category 6- Total of 15 credits - (courses from the following areas are recommended): 1 course in Fine Arts** (see note below), 1 course in Ethics, 1 course in Philosophy, 1 course in Education, 1 course in Literature, 1 course in Humanities, 1 course in Economics, 1 course in Foreign Language, and 1 course in History.
**Note: Fine Arts (suggested courses - studio/performing arts: visual arts, theater, music, or dance.)
Physics is not required but is highly recommended.