{"id":7238,"date":"2022-11-14T10:36:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T15:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/?post_type=program&#038;p=7238"},"modified":"2024-08-13T16:47:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T20:47:19","slug":"pre-occupational-therapy","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/program\/pre-health-programs\/pre-occupational-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Occupational Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Occupational therapy programs vary greatly in their requirements. Students are encouraged to check with schools concerning their prerequisites. Below are the basic requirements for most programs:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anatomy and Physiology I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anatomy and Physiology II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to Psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medical Terminology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General biology courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Spalding University\u2019s OT program also requires a semester of chemistry or physics. Northern Kentucky University\u2019s OT program also requires physics, sociology, lifespan development and abnormal psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-suggested-coursework-arrangement\">Suggested coursework arrangement:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-first-semester\">First semester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>HES 1004<\/strong> Intro to Health and Exercise Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FYS 1004<\/strong> First-Year Seminar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-second-semester\">Second semester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BIO 1206<\/strong> Integrated Concepts of Biology: Organisms and Ecosystems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FYS 1104<\/strong> First-Year Research Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PSY 1004<\/strong> General Psychology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-third-semester\">Third semester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anatomy and Physiology I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MATH 1144<\/strong> Elementary Statistics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fourth-semester\">Fourth semester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anatomy and Physiology II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-cottage-grey-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p>Eastern Kentucky University\u2019s Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program has the following requirements for admission:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Completion of 60 hours of coursework, including prerequisite courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overall GPA of 3.0 or above<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A minimum of four B grades and one C grade in the prerequisite courses&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completion of the Health Science Reasoning Test (HSRT)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application with personal statement and resume<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three completed recommendation forms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-competitive-applicants\">Competitive applicants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overall GPA: 3.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to a minimum grade point average and the prerequisite coursework, many occupational therapy schools also require that applicants have a minimum number of direct observation hours in occupational therapy clinical settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Factors that increase competitiveness:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Community service\/volunteer work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience in the field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong communication skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-important-links\">Important Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aota.org\/\">American Occupational Therapy Association<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/testing.eku.edu\/health-science-reasoning-test\">Health Science Reasoning Test (HSRT)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acoteonline.org\/\">Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0\">In-state schools:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spalding.edu\/doctor-occupational-therapy\/\">Spalding University<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ot.eku.edu\/combined-occupational-scienceoccupational-therapy-doctorate-program\">Eastern Kentucky University<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nku.edu\/academics\/chhs\/programs\/schools\/kcrs\/OccupationalTherapy.html\">Northern Kentucky University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Occupational therapy programs vary greatly in their requirements. Students are encouraged to check with schools concerning their prerequisites. Below are the basic requirements for most programs:&nbsp; Note: Spalding University\u2019s OT program also requires a semester of chemistry or physics. Northern Kentucky University\u2019s OT program also requires physics, sociology, lifespan development and abnormal psychology. Suggested coursework arrangement: First semester Second semester Third semester Fourth semester Eastern<\/p>\n<p class=\"continueLink\"><a class=\"btn btn-info\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/program\/pre-health-programs\/pre-occupational-therapy\/\">Continue to &ldquo;Pre-Occupational Therapy&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":4198,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"139,65,81,254,247,36","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"academic_division":[37],"program_type":[57],"keyword":[],"class_list":["post-7238","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pre-Occupational Therapy - Transylvania University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Occupational therapy programs vary greatly in their requirements. 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