Pre-occupational Therapy Program
NOTE: Another major must be declared as this is a program to enable the student to pursue graduate education in a professional occupational therapy school.
Description
The Pre-occupational Therapy program consists of a combination of courses taken in conjunction with the course requirements for any other official university major. Majors in Biology, Exercise Science, and Psychology best complement this program and lend themselves to successful application to a professional occupational therapy school. This program is designed to prepare the student for application to a professional occupational therapy school. Some professional schools may require additional coursework; therefore, it is imperative that the students obtain the appropriate prerequisite requirements and related information from potential graduate schools and work with their advisors to meet all admissions requirements.
Admission
Due to the high academic achievement that is required for admission to professional schools, there is an admission process for entry into the Pre-occupational Therapy program. Upon completion of the sophomore year, students interested in the Pre-occupational Therapy program must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and interview with the Pre-occupational Therapy advisor. (This individual is usually the student's academic major advisor.) It is essential that the GPA be maintained. Should a student's GPA fall below the 3.0 requirement, the student will be put on probation from the program and be given one semester to increase his or her GPA back into the acceptable range. If the GPA is not increased to a 3.0 or above, the Pre-OT designation will be dropped from the degree audit. If the student is graduating in that semester, the Pre-OT designation will be dropped from the degree audit and the diploma.
Reinstatement Back into the Program
If at a later date both of the GPAs are raised to the required level, the student can request reinstatement to the program by submitting a written request to the Pre-OT Committee.
Transfer Students
Transfer students wishing to enter the Pre-OT program will need to demonstrate that they meet the GPA requirements in core courses and overall completed courses based on applicable classes at previous accredited institutions. All subsequent decisions as to retention in the Pre-OT program will be based on IWU courses only.
Requirements (42 credits)
Pre-occupational Therapy Core
BIO-311 Mammalian Anatomy and BIO-312 General Physiology are two biology courses that would also meet most professional occupational therapy schools' prerequisites for admittance and can replace BIO-111 and BIO-112 as adequate substitutes for the program requirements.
Recommended Electives
