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Pre-Occupational Therapy Concentration

This concentration provides the student with the necessary course pre-requisites and clinical hand-on experience for entrance into a master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. Students who choose this educational pathway will be exposed to the special needs physically active population. This population may include military veterans, head-trauma victims and other orthopedic special needs patients.

Freshman Year


Fall Term: IDST (4) Emerg Ath Inj Mgmt General Research and Writing (4)
Winter Term: Human Biology/Lab American History Literature
Spring Term: Personal Health Science Cell Biology/Lab Elective CLIN. HRS. 25

Sophomore Year


Fall Term: Human Anatomy/Lab Pre Calculus I Philosophy
Winter Term: Human Physiology/Lab Intro to Sportsmedicine Nutrition for Health Professional Human Growth and Development
Spring Term: Orientation to Occupational Therapy Intro to Psych Religious Traditions Pre Calculus II CLIN. HRS. 25

Junior Year


Fall Term: Statistics Intro to Sociology Psychology-200 Abnormal/Social Application of Occupational Therapy
Winter Term: Pr Physics I/Lab Art Appreciation Research Methods I (1) Research Methods Lab (1) Medical Terminology (2)
Spring Term: Upper Level Sociology Sports Health Fitness Mgmt Kinesiology/Lab Research Methods II (1) CLIN. HRS. 25

Senior Year


Fall Term: Exercise Physiology Lab World Perspectives Social Ethics
Winter Term: Topics in Pharmacology Humanities Therapeutic Mgmt Mod and Rehab Research Methods III (1)
Spring Term: Elective Ethics in Allied Health Sciences European/World History World Perspectives CLIN. HRS. 25