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Pre-Occupational Therapy Guidelines

Mark Bohler、顾问
Department of Biology

Converse’s Pre-Occupational Therapy program is a track for students who plan to pursue a degree in Occupational Therapy after their undergraduate studies. The Pre-Occupational Therapy program provides a sequence of courses, with a liberal arts foundation, for competitive application for admission to either a Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) or Doctor of Occupational Therapy (DOT) Degree Program.

课程

Requirements for admission to occupational therapy master’s 和 doctoral programs vary. Students will need to contact individual programs for their specific requirements. To 应用 for entry-level master or doctor of occupational therapy, the student should have completed the prerequisites listed below.

The table below outlines the prerequisite requirements of many programs. Students should confirm required coursework for specific programs of interest. This guideline is modeled after Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) requirements.

课程 Credit Hours
English (ENG 101/102) 3个小时
Mathematics (MTH 110) 3个小时
Statistics (MTH 113 or any Social Science Statistics) 3个小时
Biology (BIO 190/191) 3 - 4个小时
Human Anatomy with Lab (BIO 205) 4个小时
Physiology with Lab (BIO 211) 4个小时
Chemistry (CHM 190) 4个小时
Medical Terminology (BIO 110) Recommended 3个小时
Psychology (PSY 100) 3个小时
Sociology/Anthropology (SOC 100) 3个小时
Abnormal Psychology (PSY 204) 3个小时
Lifespan Human Development (PSY 380) 3个小时

Application Tips

A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. Beginning the 2022 admission cycle, GRE is no longer required. It is also to the student’s advantage to research the field of occupational therapy through internships or volunteer work 和 have that experience 和 work hours properly documented. A minimum of fifteen (15) hours of shadowing or observation in occupational therapy (in-person, via telehealth, or through webinars) is required.

Most schools require application through the Occupational Therapy Centralized Application 服务 (OTCAS).

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