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2025-2026
Occupational Therapy Assistant A45500 Occupational Therapy Assistant (45500) CIP 51.0803
Last updated on June 26, 2025, 5:13 p.m.
The following courses are required for successful completion of the award base program.
First Year Fall:
Take the following courses.
BIO-168 Anatomy and Physiology I
4.00
ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry
3.00
OTA-110 Fundamentals of OT
3.00
OTA-120 OT Media I
2.00
OTA-140 Professional Skills I
1.00
PSY-150 General Psychology
3.00
Credits: 18
First Year Spring:
Take the following courses.
BIO-169 Anatomy and Physiology II
4.00
ENG-112 Writing and Research in the Disciplines
3.00
OTA-130 Assessment Skills
3.00
OTA-135 Kinesiology
1.00
OTA-161 Fieldwork I-Placement 1
1.00
OTA-170 Physical Conditions
3.00
PSY-281 Abnormal Psychology
3.00
Credits: 18
First Year Summer:
Take the following courses.
OTA-150 Pediatric Concepts and Interventions
3.00
OTA-162 Fieldwork I-Placement 2
1.00
OTA-240 Professional Skills II
1.00
PSY-241 Developmental Psychology
3.00
Take one of the following communication courses.
COM-110 Introduction to Communication
3.00
COM-120 Intro to Interpersonal Communication
3.00
COM-231 Public Speaking
3.00
Credits: 11
Second Year Fall:
Take the following courses.
OTA-163 Fieldwork I-Placement 3
1.00
OTA-180 Psychosocial Conditions
3.00
OTA-220 OT Media II
3.00
OTA-245 Professional Skills III
1.00
OTA-250 Adult Concepts & Interventions
3.00
Take one of the following Humanities/Fine Arts courses
ART-111 Art Appreciation
3.00
ART-114 Art History Survey I
3.00
ART-115 Art History Survey II
3.00
ART-121 Two-Dimensional Design
3.00
ART-131 Drawing I
3.00
ART-132 Drawing II
3.00
ART-240 Painting I
3.00
ART-241 Painting II
3.00
ART-261 Photography I
3.00
ART-262 Photography II
3.00
ART-266 Videography I
3.00
ART-281 Sculpture I
3.00
ART-283 Ceramics I
3.00
ART-288 Studio
3.00
DRA-111 Theatre Appreciation
3.00
DRA-126 Storytelling
3.00
ENG-125 Creative Writing I
3.00
HUM-110 Technology and Society
3.00
HUM-115 Critical Thinking
3.00
HUM-120 Cultural Studies
3.00
HUM-122 Southern Culture
3.00
HUM-130 Myth in Human Culture
3.00
HUM-170 The Holocaust
3.00
MUS-110 Music Appreciation
3.00
MUS-112 Introduction to Jazz
3.00
MUS-210 History of Rock Music
3.00
PHI-240 Introduction to Ethics
3.00
REL-110 World Religions
3.00
REL-211 Introduction to Old Testament
3.00
REL-212 Introduction to New Testament
3.00
Credits: 14
Second Year Spring:
Take the following courses.
OTA-260 Level II Fieldwork Placement 1
6.00
OTA-261 Level II Fieldwork Placement 2
6.00
OTA-280 Professional Transitions
1.00
Credits: 13
Additional Information:
Students must maintain a "B" (80%) final average for all OTA courses, and a "C" (70) for all non-OTA prefix courses in the program of study to remain in the OTA program.