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Pre-Occupational Therapy

This pattern is designed to prepare a student for admission into a graduate program in Occupational Therapy.  Students are required to complete a 200-hour clinical experience practicum.  Course work includes human anatomy, courses in manual manipulation, kinesiology, and psychology.  To be a viable candidate for admission to a graduate program in occupational therapy, a student should maintain a GPA of 3.25 or higher.  Graduate admission is generally granted to students with a 3.5 GPA or higher.

View our Articulation Agreements with Creighton University, which provides Truman applicants with the opportunity to receive priority consideration and a guaranteed interview for admission to the Occupational Therapy graduate program offered in Mesa, Arizona!

 

Courses For Pre-Occupational Therapy Pattern
Recommended Minimum GPA-3.25
Semester Hours
23-25
CHEM 100 Chemistry for Contemporary Living 4
 OR CHEM 130 Chemical Principles I (4)
ES 205 First Aid and CPR 2
 OR ES 364 First Aid and Injury Care 3
HLTH 200 Medical Terminology 1
HLTH 250 Practicum I 1
PSYC 366 Abnormal Psychology

3

PSYC 377 Developmental Psychology 3
SOAN 190 Sociological Inquiry 3
 OR SOAN 191 Anthropological Inquiry (3)
 Select at least two of the following:  
DS 120 Intro to Disability Studies 3
ES 342 Concepts of Biomechanics 3
ES 345 Exercise Physiology 3
ES 365 Injury and Rehab Psychology 3
ES 463 Adv. Physiological Assessment 3
HLTH 467 Introduction to Epidemiology 3