Nov 10, 2024

Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Health Sciences, Pre-Occupational Therapy, BS

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General Education Requirements (36 credit hours)

Core Requirements (12 credit hrs) See list …

English composition (6 hrs)
Oral communication (3 hrs)
- CMAT 2030 - Suggested
Mathematics (3 hrs)
- MATH 1200 or higher - Required

General Requirements (24 credit hrs)

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hrs); at least 3 hrs Humanities and 3 hrs Fine Arts
- PHIL 1020 OR PHIL 1030 - Required
Social Sciences (9 hrs); in at least two different disciplines
- ANTH 1010 OR SOC 1250 - Required
- PSYC 1100 - Required
- PSYC 2000 - Required
Natural Sciences (6 hrs); 3 hrs Physical Science and 3 hrs Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course
- BIOL 1080 - Required
- PH S 1000 OR PH S 1100 OR CHEM 1400 - Required

College of Health General Education Requirements

General Education
One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation.

Program General Education Requirements

Program / Major Requirements

Core Requirements (35 credit hrs)

O T 2010 - Introduction to Occupational Therapy Credit Hours: 3
O T 4400 - Foundations of OT Practice Credit Hours: 3
O T 4401 - The Science of Occupation Credit Hours: 3
O T 4402 - Occupational Therapy Process I Credit Hours: 3
O T 4403 - Occupational Therapy Practice Skills I Credit Hours: 4
O T 4404 - Applied Neuroscience and Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3
O T 4406 - Occupationa Therapy Process II Credit Hours: 3
O T 4407 - Occupational Therapy Practice Skills II Credit Hours: 4
O T 4408 - Functional Cognition, Vision, and Perception Across the Lifespan Credit Hours: 3
O T 4410 - Exploring Occupational Therapy Practice (Level I FW A) Credit Hours: 3
3 Credit hours as specified

Required Courses in Health Sciences (21-22 credit hrs)

H SC 1104 - Med Terminology Credit Hours: 3
H SC 2150 - Intro Hlth Profssns Credit Hours: 3
** HSC 2150 is a required intersiciplinary course for all College of Heath and Phamacy majors.
H SC 3319 - Intro to Public Health Credit Hours: 3
H SC 3316 - Human Diseases Credit Hours: 3
H SC 3375 - Health Policy and Admin Credit Hours: 3
OR
NURS 3375 - Health Policy and Admin Credit Hours: 3
Choose two of the following:
H SC 2265 - Complementary and Integrated Medicine Credit Hours: 3
H SC 3315 - Hlth Behavior/Promtn Credit Hours: 3
H SC 3313 - Health Disparities Credit Hours: 3
H SC 2190 - Intro to Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
H SC 2350 - Drugs Alcohol Soc Credit Hours: 3
H SC 3310 - HIV: People of Color Credit Hours: 3
H SC 3326 - Aging & Health Credit Hours: 3
H SC 2220 - Persnl Hlth/Wellness Credit Hours: 2
AND

( Select 1 of the following: )
- P E 1130 - Credit hrs: 1
- P E 1040 - Credit hrs: 1
- P E 1060 - Credit hrs: 1
- P E 1070 - Credit hrs: 1
- P E 1200 - Credit hrs: 1
- P E 1230 - Credit hrs: 1

Required Courses in Statistics (3 credit hrs)

H SC 3329 - Intro to Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3
OR
PSYC 4190 - Fund Statistic Meth Credit Hours: 3
OR
MATH 1600 - Basic Prob/Statis I Credit Hours: 3

Non-Major Electives (11 - 15 credit hrs)

With approval of an academic advisor. Courses that promote communication, critical thinking, health sciences and cross-cultural
psychology are highly recommended.

Sample 4-Year Plan

Consult with your academic advisor for support.

1st Year - Fall

ENG 1270 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1200 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 1010 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
OR
SOC 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
CMAT 2030 - Basic Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1080 - Bi Sci Survey II Credit Hours: 3

1st Year - Spring

ENG 1280 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
OR
ENG 1240 - Writers’ Workshop II Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 1020 - Intro to Logic Credit Hours: 3
OR
PHIL 1030 - Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 1100 - Intro To Psyc Credit Hours: 3
ZOOL 2050 - Human Functional Anatomy Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
H SC 3319 - Intro to Public Health Credit Hours: 3

2nd Year - Fall

H SC 1104 - Med Terminology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 2155 - Abnormal Psychology Credit Hours: 3
H SC 2150 - Intro Hlth Profssns Credit Hours: 3
PSLY 2040 - Human Physiology Credit Hours: 4

2nd Year - Spring

PSYC 2000 - Life Span Devlpmnt Credit Hours: 3
ZOOL 2610 - Functional Anatomy: Supplementary Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
H SC 3375 - Health Policy and Admin Credit Hours: 3
Statistics Choice (3 credit hrs)
Health Sciences Choice (3 credit hrs )

2nd Year - Summer

O T 2010 - Introduction to Occupational Therapy Credit Hours: 3
Free Elective - Credits / Units: 3

3rd Year - Fall

O T 4400 - Foundations of OT Practice Credit Hours: 3
O T 4401 - The Science of Occupation Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 1040 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3
OR
H SC 2250 - Health Care Ethics Credit Hours: 3
H SC 3316 - Human Diseases Credit Hours: 3

3rd Year - Spring

OT Credit hours as advised - Credits / Units: 3
PH S 1100 - Practical Physics I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1400 - General Chemistry I Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1410 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PH S 1000 - Sci/Society/Survival Credit Hours: 3
Health Science Choice #2 - Credits / Units: 3
Free Elective - Credits / Units: 3

4th Year - Fall

O T 4402 - Occupational Therapy Process I Credit Hours: 3
** Corequisite: OT 4403
O T 4403 - Occupational Therapy Practice Skills I Credit Hours: 4
** Corequisite: OT 4402
O T 4404 - Applied Neuroscience and Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3
Free Elective - Credits / Units: 3

4th Year - Spring

O T 4406 - Occupationa Therapy Process II Credit Hours: 3
O T 4407 - Occupational Therapy Practice Skills II Credit Hours: 4
O T 4408 - Functional Cognition, Vision, and Perception Across the Lifespan Credit Hours: 3
O T 4410 - Exploring Occupational Therapy Practice (Level I FW A) Credit Hours: 3