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Occupational Therapy Assistant (A.A.S.)

Occupational Therapy Assistant Course Descriptions

The Occupational Therapy Assistant program teaches students about the delivery of occupational therapy care and provides both classroom instruction in occupational therapy techniques as well as practical training in a clinical setting.  Major areas of instruction are: fundamentals of practice, psychology, human anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology, orthopedics, rehabilitation, occupational therapy treatment medias, clinical reasoning, and fieldwork experience. 

Requirements

A. 18 Hours General Education Core Requirements:

ENGL 1311Composition I
ENGL 1312Composition II
RELS Religious Studies course from RELS core selections
Humanities Course Humanities Course (3 hours)

or
Fine Arts 3 Hours from Fine or Performing Arts
Social/Behavioral Science Social or Behavioral Science (3 hours)
MATH MATH 1304 or any equivalent or higher level MATH course

B. 42 Hours Occupational Therapy Assistant courses

OCTA 1310Fundamentals of Occupational Therapy
OCTA 1510Client Conditions
OCTA 1620Client Evaluation/Assessment
OCTA 1625Client analysis and Reasoning
OCTA 1720Client Interventions
OCTA 2121Anatomy and Physiology Lab for Occupational Therapy
OCTA 2130Therapy Development/Practical Learning
OCTA 2321Anatomy and Physiology for Occupational Therapy
OCTA 2CLNClinical

C. 22 Clock hours of Community Service is required