Entry-level M.S. in Occupational Therapy

Suggested Prerequisite Curriculum Design
Minimum 70 Prerequisite Hours Required  

STUDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW THE SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCING FOR SCIENCE (Biology, Chemistry, & Physics) 
AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE (Psychology & Sociology). OTHER COURSES IN ITALICS MAY BE TAKEN AT ANY TIME 
DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY.

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL

Writing 1310 (Minimum of “C” grade)
Introduction to College Writing)
 

3

 

 

SPRING

Writing 1320 (Minimum of “C”grade) 
(Academic Writing)
 

3

 

College Algebra (1390 or higher)   

 

3  

 

World Cultural Traditions                                      (World History I or II)

 

3

 

*GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (1300)  

 

3

 

Concepts of Lifetime Health & Fitness                      (KPED 1320 or H ED 1320) 

 

3

 

*GENERAL BIOLOGY (1400)           

 

4

 

*GENERAL SOCIOLOGY (1300)

               

3

 

*PHYSIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY I (1402)

4

*HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (2405) (Prereq  high school Chemistry or Chem 1301)   (Prereq  Biol 1400 or 1440)       

4

 

17

 

16

Summer

Humanities Elective  (Intro Fiction, Intro Poetry, Intro Drama, Critical Thinking, Contemporary Moral Problems, or Gender,  Race, and Class)

3


World Cultural Traditions                      
(World Literature I or II)       

3

(Or any other courses as available)

6

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL

 (Program applications available in mid-November)

 Basic Oral Communication (SPCH 1300)

 

3

 


SPRING

(Program applications deadline – February)

  U.S. Government (PSCI  1330)
American  Nation I or II  ( History 2301 or 2302)

 

3

 

World Cultural Traditions                               (World History, World Literature, World Religions, World Philosophies, World Languages, or Intro to African & African-American Studies)

3

Art, Music, Theatre Appreciation, OR Film Theory
(ART 2300, MUSC 2300, THEA 2300, MCOM 2310))

 

3

 

 

 

*PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS  (Psyc 2330) OR SOCIOLOGICAL STATISTICS (Soc 2321)

3

*INTRO NEUROSCIENCE (Biol 3370)  (Prereq Biol 2405/ 2406 & Chem 1402/1450)
OR  MICROBIOLOGY IN HUMAN AFFAIRS (Biol 2411)(Prereq Biol 1400 or 1440)                  

3/4

*MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (HSC 3123)

 

1

 

*PSYCHOLOGY OR SOCIOLOGY ELECTIVE                            

3

*DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (Psyc 2370) OR LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT (Facs 2341)    

 

3

 

ELECTIVE(S)                                       

1-2

*APPLIED PHYSICS (1405) 
(Prereq Algebra II or College Algebra)

4

 

14/15

 

17

*Must obtain grade of “C” or better.
If off-campus A & P is offered as a two-semester sequence, both semesters must be taken.
For additional information please contact O.T. advisor:  Cynthia Cole, DHSC 206, (501)450-3192, cynthiac@uca.edu.  



 

Department of Occupational Therapy
Post-baccalaureate Master of Science (Entry-level)
Curriculum Sequence

SUMMER I
OTHY 4300 Functional Neuroanatomy

3

OTHY 3330

Therapeutic Activities in Occupational Therapy

3

OTHY 3223

Introduction to Occupational Therapy

2

 

 

8

FALL I

OTHY 4400

Gross Anatomy

4

OTHY 4230

Occupations Across the Lifespan

2

OTHY 4317/5317

Functional Kinesiology

3

OTHY 4308/5308

Foundations in Occupational Therapy

3

OTHY 3340

Clinical Conditions I

3

 

 

15

SPRING I

OTHY 3125

Independent Living: Strategies for Activities of Daily Living

1

OTHY 4335/5335

Foundations in Pediatric Occupational Therapy

3

OTHY 4321/5321

Evaluation & Treatment in Physical Disabilities I

3

OTHY 3241

Clinical Conditions II

2

OTHY 4325/5325

Foundations in Mental Health for Occupational Therapy

3

OTHY 4127

Level I Fieldwork – Rotation 1

1

OTHY 4330/5330

Introduction to Research

3

 

 

16

SUMMER II

OTHY 3215
 

Group Process and Communication Skills  

2
FALL II

OTHY 4355

Evaluation & Treatment in Pediatrics I

3

OTHY 4365/5365

Evaluation & Treatment in Mental Health I

3

OTHY 4125

Independent Living: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

1

OTHY 4270

Pharmacology in Rehabilitation

2

OTHY 4128

Level I Fieldwork – Rotation 2

1

OTHY 4380/5380

Evaluation & Treatment in Physical Disabilities II

3

OTHY 6315

Research Method I

3

Award baccalaureate degree

16

 

SPRING II

OTHY 6301

Evaluation & Treatment in Pediatrics II

3

OTHY 6304

Evaluation & Treatment in Mental Health II

3

OTHY 6308

Advanced Practice of Physical Disabilities

3

OTHY 6311

Occupational Therapy in the Community

3

KPED 6316

Data Analysis

3

Elective

Elective

3

 

 

18

SUMMER III

OTHY 6320

Thesis I or Elective

3

Elective

*Elective (non thesis)

0/3

OTHY 6100

Level I Fieldwork – Rotation 3

1

OTHY 6125

Independent Living: Skills for Community Reentry

1

 

 

5/8

FALL III

OTHY 6314

Occupational Therapy Practice in Geriatrics

3

OTHY 6220

Clinical Reasoning

2

OTHY 6312

Occupational Therapy Administration & Management

3

OTHY 6101

Level I Fieldwork – Rotation 4

1

OTHY 6320

Thesis II or Elective

3

Elective

Elective

3

 

 

15

SPRING III

OTHY 6621

Field Experience I (January – March)

6

OTHY 6631

Field Experience II (April - June)

6

 

 

12

*Non thesis students may take their additional elective during summer III or fall III.
UThese Level II Field Experiences must be completed within 24 months of completion of Fall III.