Listed below are the MOT Program prerequisite courses as listed on the Selection Criteria page.  To  the right of each requirement are examples of equivalencies if taken at SSU. Please refer to the MOT Prerequisite Summary form for your assistance.

*NOTE:  Applicants are NOT required to be an Occupational Therapy Assistant, or earn an associate's degree in the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program, to apply to the MOT program. 

Social and Behavioral Sciences: (3 or 4 unit course in each of the following, beyond introductory level)

1.  Developmental Psychology
     or Human Development                     PSYC2130 or 3130
2.  Abnormal Psychology                       PSYC3160
3.  Adult development and/or Aging         SOCI2234*, PSYC3130 or 3131
4.  Social or Cultural Anthropology          SOCI3000 and above, or ANTH2250
                                                          

Natural Sciences: (3 or 4 unit course in each of the following; upper division level of physical sciences within five years prior to admission to program).

1.  Human Anatomy with Cadaver lab       BIOL4660 
2.  Neuroanatomy with lab                       BIOL3660 
3.  Human Physiology with lab                 BIOL3561 or BIOL3650
4.  8 additional hours of physical science  CHEM, GEOL, NTSC, PHYS, or PSCI(2000 level or higher)

Other course work: (3 or 4 unit course in each of the following)

1.  Medical Terminology                          BUHE3000
2.  Statistics                                          MATH1500 or PSYC2120

*   SOCI2234 will meet the requirement for either Social Anthropology or Adult Development