Pre-Occupational Therapy Major

Requirements for the pre-occupational therapy major

Capital University offers two pre-occupational therapy programs. The first is a 3-2 program offered in conjunction with both Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and University of Indianapolis, Ind. During the first three years at Capital University, a student takes the following courses:

• BIOL 151 - Foundations Modern Biology I
• BIOL 152 - Foundations Modern Biology II
• BIOL 231 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIOL 232 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• BIOL 270 - Genetics
• BIOL 315 - Research Methods
• BIOL 360 - Ecology
• CHEM 101 - Chemical Principles IA
• CHEM 102 - Chemical Principles IIA
• PHYS 220 - General Physics I
• PSYCH 110 - Principles of Psychology
• PSYCH 310 - Developmental Psychology
• SOSCI 210 - Social Science Statistics

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• MATH through

• MATH 225 - Calculus and Modeling for Biological Sciences or
• MATH 230 - Calculus I

Second Option

The second option is the completion of a biology major with emphasis in pre-occupational therapy, followed by a master’s degree program of the student’s choosing.

Notes:

Upon admission to the clinical school, a student finishes coursework necessary to complete a bachelor of arts degree from Capital University and a master of science degree from the other institution in approximately 2 1/2 years.

General Education  goals for quantitative reasoning and natural science are met by this major (either option). Students in this major must take two semesters of a single language or demonstrate competency by placing out of the requirement.