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Occupational Therapy Prerequisites

Occupational Therapy Program Prerequisite Courses*

  • Introductory Psychology (3 hours)
  • Abnormal Psychology (3 hours)
  • Life-Span Development (3 hours)
  • Sociology or Anthropology (3 hours)
  • Human Anatomy with Lab (4-5 hours)*
  • Human Physiology with Lab (4 hours)*
  • Medical Terminology or Medical Vocabulary (1-3 hours)
  • Research Statistics (2-3 hours)**

Please note there may be course requirements prior to taking prerequisite courses.

*Combined Anatomy and Physiology courses (A&PI with lab and A&PII with lab) may be taken, provided a minimum of 8 hours total are completed and both are successive courses from the same university.

**Recommended courses include Psychology Statistics, Sociology Statistics, or Research (Courses must include an understanding of statistical measures in the context of applied research.)