Occupational Therapy
Occupational
therapists help patients of all ages develop, maintain, or rehabilitate their
ability to perform living or work tasks. A master’s degree in an
occupational therapy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) is typically the minimum requirement in
order to take the licensure exam for occupational therapy. Most graduate
programs require 50 to 100 hours of observation in two different settings prior
to admittance to the master’s program.
Typical
undergraduate majors and minors include Biopsychology, Psychology, Biology,
Sociology, and Anthropology.
Courses that
satisfy prerequisites for admission into most graduate programs include (but are
not necessarily limited to):
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2 semesters of general biology with lab
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BIOL-150 (A prerequisite for BIOL-204)
BIOL-200
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2 semesters of anatomy/physiology
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BIOL-204 and BIOL-325
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2 semesters of chemistry
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CHEM-140 (A prerequisite for BIOL-200 and CHEM-220)
CHEM-220 and 225
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2 semesters of physics
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PHYS-130 (Corequisite MATH-151)
PHYS-132 (Corequisite MATH-152)
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Statistics
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MATH-106 or MATH-207
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Lifespan development, medical terminology, sociology and anthropology
courses are also strongly recommended.