Banner code: 2_CN_PREOT
Control number: 37746
Financial aid: Eligible 

The Pre-Occupational Therapy certificate satisfies prerequisite coursework for most all graduate-level programs in this field. The 18-unit certificate program offers students the opportunity to complete the required sciences, social science, and statistics coursework required for entry. The certificate focuses on providing students who want to apply to an occupational therapy master’s degree program certified by the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Students enrolling in this certificate program are either completing coursework in preparation or transfer with a long-term goal of Occupational Therapy graduate programs, or already hold a bachelor’s degree and need additional coursework for their applications.

Program Level Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Name and identify the basic structures of the human body.
2. Identify biological, social, and developmental stages across the lifespan.
3. Identify normal and abnormal physiological values. 
4. Develop an understanding of statistical modeling through the study of and applications to data sets in the social and behavioral sciences.