Occupational Therapy Assistant Degree (OTA.AAS)

Overview for College Success CREDITS
OCS 121 Overview for College Success 1
Prerequisites for Admission to the OTA Program
BIO 185 Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
OTA 101 Introduction to Occupational Therapy 3
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology 3
ART 112
 
ART 110
 
ART 109
Three-Dimensional Design
OR
Metals and Jewelry
OR
Ceramics I
3
General Education Requirements
ENG 101 Composition & Rhetoric 3
PSY 206
 
PSY 211
Three-Dimensional Design Abnormal Psychology
OR
Human Growth & Development
3
 
3
BIO 186 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4
SPE 108 Oral Communication 3
HIT 102 Fundamentals of Medical Terminology 1
Once admitted, students must complete a physical and submit to a criminal background check. All students must be certified in CPR and hold a current card throughout the entire program.

Professional/Career Education Requirements

Summer Semester
OTA 108 Foundations of Occupational Therapy 2
Fall Semester
OTA 102 Fundamentals of Occupational Therapy 4
OTA 103 Practice Skills & Techniques I 4
OTA 104 Occupational Therapy Fieldwork I 2
OTA 105 Occupational Therapy Interactions 2
OTA 210 Practice Skills & Techniques II 3
Spring Semester
OTA 201 Principles of Psychosocial Dysfunction 3
OTA 202 Principles of Physical Dysfunction 4
OTA 203 Principles of Developmental Dysfunction 4
OTA 204 Occupational Therapy Fieldwork II 2
OTA 205 Professional Issues in OT 2
Summer Semester
OTA 212 Occupational Therapy Internship I 5
Fall Semester
OTA 213 Occupational Therapy Internship II 5
Minimum for Degree: 69