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.

Program Level Learning Outcomes

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

1. Name 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. Apply statistical modeling to data sets in the social and behavioral sciences.

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Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Required Courses
BIOL G220	Human Anatomy	4
PSYC G118	Life Span Developmental Psychology	3
BIOL G225	Human Physiology	4
PSYC G255	Abnormal Psychology	3
STAT G160	Introduction to Statistics	3-6
or STAT G160S	Introduction to Statistics
or PSYC G140	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
or SOC G125	Introduction to Statistics in Sociology
or ECON G160	Statistics for Business and Economics
Total Units		17-20