Degree Requirements

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE/ MASTER OF SCIENCE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Students may enter the Program through one of two educational tracks. Undergraduate students enter the Program through Track One and graduate students enter the Program through Track Two (see Academics/Graduate/Health Sciences/Occupational Therapy). Undergraduate students entering the combined BSOS/MSOT Program through Track One have an accelerated option and a non-accelerated option for completing his/her degree.

TRACK ONE: Bachelor of Science in Occupational Science /Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (BSOS/MSOT)

  1. Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Science (122 credit hours)
  2. Master of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy (34 credit hours)

    3. Students pursuing an MSOT Degree must first complete the requirements for the BSOS degree, and meet the grade and GPA requirements for the Occupational Therapy Program. To maintain satisfactory standing in the Occupational Therapy Program, the following are required: a C grade in required pre-professional and professional courses; a 2.33 cumulative grade point average during the pre-professional phase; a 2.75 cumulative grade point average during the professional phase; a Pass in Level II Fieldwork (OTR 896 & 897); and a B- grade and a 3.0 cumulative grade point average during the graduate phase.

    The combined BSOS/MSOT requirements include general education, prerequisite, and pre-professional requirements (81 credits):

    1. In the accelerated program option, these requirements are completed in two years (including summers);
    2. In the non-accelerated program option, these requirements are completed in three years; and
    3. professional coursework in three consecutive semesters (41 credits); and
    4. graduate coursework (including fieldwork) in three consecutive semesters (34 credits).

      5. BSOS Major Requirements

      1. BIO 103 Human Anatomy and Physiology with Laboratory
      2. PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
      3. SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
      4. PHY 116 Physics of the Human Body with Laboratory
      5. MAT 205 Statistics in Occupational Therapy
      6. PSY 304 Abnormal Psychology
      7. PSY 309 Developmental Psychology
      8. OTR 100 Medical Terminology (Challenge Exam)
      9. *OTR 201 Group Dynamics
      10. *OTR 204 Activity Analysis
      11. OTR 210 Professional Communication
      12. *OTR 220 Occupational Science
      13. OTR 398 Directed Study in Occupational Science
      14. OTR 501 Kinesiology with Laboratory
      15. OTR 623 Neuroscience with Laboratory
      16. *OTR 506 Psychosocial Occupations of Childhood/ Adolescence
      17. *OTR 516 Physical Occupations of Childhood/Adolescence
      18. OTR 526 Assistive Technology 1
      19. OTR 592 Fieldwork/Service Delivery
      20. *OTR 606 Psychosocial Occupations of Adults/Elders
      21. *OTR 616 Physical Occupations of Adults/Elders
      22. OTR 626 Assistive Technology 2
      23. OTR 620 Outcomes
      24. OTR 692 Fieldwork/Service Delivery
      25. *OTR 700 Health & Wellness
        *OTR 800 Foundations of Occupational Therapy

        MSOT Requirements (with BSOS Degree)

      26. OTR 806 Occupational Therapy Process: Pediatrics
      27. OTR 816 Occupational Therapy Process: Adults
      28. OTR 826 Occupational Therapy Process: Geriatrics
      29. OTR 892 Supervision/Management
      30. OTR 881 Research 1
      31. OTR 896 Level II Fieldwork
      32. OTR 897 Level II Fieldwork
      33. OTR 981 Research 2

        34. General education requirements: ENG 101 and 102; Literature (3 credits); Humanities (6 credits); and Computer Literacy (3 credits). Note: PSY 101, SOC 101, and PSY 304 and 309 fulfill the Social Sciences requirement; PHY 116, BIO 103 and OTR 222 fulfill the Scientific Awareness requirement; and MAT 205 fulfills the Quantitative Reasoning requirement. A minimum of a C- Grade must be earned in all major requirements without the OTR designation.

        Occupational Science is a major field of study that can be selected by students as a terminal baccalaureate degree. A minor in Occupational Science is also available. Courses above with an asterisk * designate course options to complete a minor in occupational science.



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