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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 Arizona School of Health Sciences and 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
17-18
PHYS 100 Concepts of Physics 4
 OR PHYS 185 College Physics I  
PSYC 366 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior 3
PSYC 377 Developmental Psychology 3
CHEM 100 Chemistry for Contemporary Living 4
 OR CHEM 120 Chemical Principles I with Lab (5)
HLTH 334 Physiological Assessment 3