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Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology - A.A.S. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

Attribute Legend: KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core requirements.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  UC 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1 C
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (35 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  OCAT 10000 Foundations in Occupational Therapy 2 C
  OCAT 10001 Occupational Therapy Practice Skills II 2 3 C
  OCAT 10002 Therapeutic Techniques I-Psychosocial 2 4 C
  OCAT 10003 Occupational Therapy Practice Skills Lab 2 1 C
  OCAT 10092 Therapeutic Techniques-Fieldwork 1A 2 1 C
  OCAT 20000 Therapeutic Techniques II-Physical Dysfunction 2 4 C
  OCAT 20001 Professional Issues in Occupational Therapy 2 2 C
  OCAT 20003 Occupational Therapy Practice Skills III 2 3 C
  OCAT 20004 Therapeutic Techniques III-Developmental Disabilities 2 3 C
  OCAT 20006 Therapeutic Techniques IV-Physical Dysfunction II 2 3 C
  OCAT 20092 Therapeutic Techniques-Fieldwork 1B 2 1 C
  OCAT 20192 Clinical Applications I 2 4 S
  OCAT 20292 Clinical Applications II 2 4 S
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (29 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  AHS
NURS		 12005
20950		 Concepts in Lifespan Development (3)   or
Human Growth and Development (3)		 3 C
  AHS 12010 Professionalism in Healthcare 1 C
  AHS 22002 Clinical Kinesiology 3 C
  AHS 22003 Clinical Kinesiology Laboratory 1 C
KBS BSCI 11010 Foundational Anatomy and Physiology I  3 3 C
KBS BSCI 11020 Foundational Anatomy and Physiology II 3 3 C
KSS PSYC 11762 General Psychology 3 C
KSS PSYC
PSYC		 21211
40111		 Psychology of Everyday Life (3)   or
Abnormal Psychology (3)		 3 C
  Kent Core Composition 3 C
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts 3 C
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5 C
   MINIMUM TOTAL:  65  
  1. UC 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. Enrollment in these courses is limited to students accepted to technical study, which is a selective process. Students who have met the following criteria will be considered for acceptance: admission to the university; completion of any prescribed developmental coursework; a minimum of 40 volunteer hours in a minimum of 2 different occupational therapy settings; high school or college courses in algebra and general biology; and a minimum 2.70 GPA.
  3. Students who have successfully completed ATTR/EXSC 25057/25058 Human Anatomy and Physiology I/II or BSCI 21010/21020 Anatomy and Physiology I/II may use those courses in place of BSCI 11010/11020 Foundational Anatomy and Physiology I/II.


Note: Clinical education must be successfully completed within 18 months of the didactic coursework.