A QUICK INTRO
In this field, you’ll play a crucial role in helping improve the quality of life for – and restore some measure of freedom to – individuals who are looking to overcome mobility or motor-skills limitations.
WHAT YOU STUDY
Course work includes human growth and development, conditions which interfere with activities of daily living, theory and process of occupational therapy individual/group treatment activities, therapeutic use of self, activity analysis, and grading/adapting activities and environments.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
You can work in hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, long-term/extended care facilities, sheltered workshops, schools, home health programs and community programs.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
In order to make an informed decision about a program of study and future career, please review the nonacademic abilities and characteristics required to meet the essential functions of this program: Occupational Therapy Assistant Technical Standards.
A CLOSER LOOK
Check out this video to learn about the program and the perks of working in this field.
COURSE INFORMATION
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
PREREQUISITE
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| ACA | 111 | College Student Success | 1 |
FALL SEMESTER 1
| BIO | 168 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| ENG | 111 | Writing & Inquiry | 3 |
| OTA | 110 | Fundamentals of OT | 3 |
| OTA | 120 | OT Media I | 2 |
| OTA | 130 | Assessment Skills | 3 |
| PSY | 150 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Totals | 18 |
SPRING SEMESTER 1
| BIO | 169 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| OTA | 140 | Professional Skills I | 1 |
| OTA | 150 | Peds Concepts & Interventions | 3 |
| OTA | 170 | Physical Conditions | 3 |
| PSY | 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY | 281 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| Totals | 17 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| ENG | 114 | Professional Research & Reporting | 3 |
| OTA | 161 | Fieldwork I – Placement I | 1 |
| OTA | 162 | Fieldwork I – Placement 2 | 1 |
| OTA | 240 | Professional Skills II | 1 |
| Totals | 6 |
FALL SEMESTER 2
| HUM | 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| OTA | 163 | Fieldwork I – Placement 3 | 1 |
| OTA | 180 | Psychosocial Conditions | 3 |
| OTA | 220 | OT Media II | 3 |
| OTA | 250 | Adult Concepts & Interventions | 3 |
| Totals | 13 |
SPRING SEMESTER 2
| OTA | 260 | Level II Fieldwork – Placement I | 6 |
| OTA | 261 | Level II Fieldwork – Placement II | 6 |
| OTA | 280 | Professional Transitions | 1 |
| Totals | 13 |
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