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Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTAs) work under the direction of Occupational Therapists in treating individuals with injuries, illnesses or disabilities through the therapeutic use of everyday activities (occupations). As an OTA, you can help individuals to develop, recover and improve the skills needed for daily living and working. You will work with individuals across the lifespan in a variety of settings: hospitals, clinics, schools and nursing homes, as well as in their homes, places of employment and other community settings.
Our Occupational Therapy Assistant program provides you with four semesters of classroom and laboratory learning followed by one semester of full-time fieldwork under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist (OTR) or a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA).
Upon successful completion of the program, you are eligible to take the national exam given by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) to become a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. The state of Texas requires a license to practice. Licensure involves a separate application process and is based on successful completion of the NBCOT Certification Examination.
- Catalog Year
- 2023-2024
- Degree Type
- AAS
- Available Online
- No
- Available Hybrid
- No
- Degree Plan
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Major Courses 44 Credits OTHA 1301 Introduction to Occupational Therapy
OTHA 1315 Therapeutic Use of Occupations or Activities I
OTHA 1341 Occupational Performance from Birth through Adolescence
OTHA 1309 Human Structure and Function in Occupational Therapy
OTHA 2301 Pathophysiology in Occupational Therapy
OTHA 1353 Occupational Performance for Elders
OTHA 1260 Clinical - Occupational Therapy Assistant
OTHA 2309 Mental Health in Occupational Therapy
OTHA 2261 Clinical - Occupational Therapy Assistant
OTHA 1419 Therapeutic Interventions I
OTHA 2305 Therapeutic Interventions II
OTHA 2335 Health Care Management in Occupational Therapy (Hybrid)
OTHA 2302 Therapeutic Use of Occupations or Activities II
OTHA 2262 Clinical - Occupational Therapy Assistant
OTHA 2266 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Occupational Therapy Assistant
OTHA 2267 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Occupational Therapy Assistant
General Education Requirements 16 Credits Every Associate of Applied Science degree plan must contain at least 15 semester hours of general education courses. At least one course must be taken from each of the following areas: humanities/fine arts (language, philosophy & culture/creative arts), social/behavioral science (social and behavioral sciences/American history/government/ political science), and natural science/mathematics (life and physical sciences/mathematics).
Major Courses: 44
General Education Requirements: 16
Total Semester Hours: 60Recommended Course Sequence:
Prerequisites Credit Hours PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth & Development
3 ENGL 1301 Composition I
3 BIOL 2404 Anatomy and Physiology
4 First Semester Credit Hours OTHA 1301 Introduction to Occupational Therapy
3 OTHA 1315 Therapeutic Use of Occupations or Activities I
3 OTHA 1341 Occupational Performance from Birth through Adolescence
3 OTHA 1309 Human Structure and Function in Occupational Therapy 3 Second Semester Credit Hours OTHA 2301 Pathophysiology in Occupational Therapy
3 OTHA 1353 Occupational Performance for Elders
3 OTHA 1260 Clinical - Occupational Therapy Assistant I 2 OTHA 2309 Mental Health in Occupational Therapy 3 MATH xxxx Mathematics Core 3 Summer I Credit Hours OTHA 2261 Clinical - Occupational Therapy Assistant II
2 OTHA 1419 Therapeutic Interventions I 4 Third Semester Credit Hours OTHA 2305 Therapeutic Interventions II
3 OTHA 2335 Health Care Management in Occupational Therapy
3 OTHA 2302 Therapeutic Use of Occupations or Activities II
3 OTHA 2262 Clinical - Occupational Therapy Assistant
2 PHIL 2306 Introduction to Ethics OR
HUMA 1301 OR
HIST 2311 OR
HIST 2312 OR
PHIL 13043 Fourth Semester Credit Hours OTHA 2266 Practicum (or Field Experience) -Occupational Therapy Assistant I
2 OTHA 2267 Practicum (or Field Experience) -Occupational Therapy Assistant II
2 Total Semester Hours 60 Courses titled in bold type represent general education requirements.
Selective admissions and retention rules apply. Contact the department chair for details. Please note: A felony conviction may affect a student’s acceptance to the program and a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT Certification Examination and/or attain state licensure. Non-OTHA courses may be taken before admission to the Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After completing this exam, the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). In addition, most states require licensure to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination.