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Occupational Therapy Program
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Curriculum Information

Successful completion of the combined BS/MSOT degree students in classoccupational therapy curriculum requires the fulfillment of three distinct sets of coursework—prerequisite coursework, undergraduate professional coursework, and graduate professional coursework.

Pre-OT prerequisite coursework includes: 64-65 credit hours (typically 2 years) of prerequisite courses that qualify you to apply for selection into the BS/MSOT Professional Program.


BS/MSOT professional program includes:

  • Professional undergraduate coursework consisting of 64-65 credit hours (2 years) including 300 and 400 level occupational therapy courses.
  • Professional graduate coursework consisting of 32 credit hours of 600-level occupational therapy courses and 2 extensive fieldwork experiences.

Link to the USI BS/MSOT Curriculum Info Sheet

Students have opportunities to earn a BS degree and a MSOT degree (the minimum entry-level degree for occupational therapists).

Admission into the BS/MSOT professional program portion of the curriculum is by selection only.


Pre-OT Students & Prerequisite Coursework

Pre-OT Student advising at USI is the responsibility of the Student Advising Center of College of Nursing and Health Professions
--Pre-OT advisor can be contacted at 465-1283 or otinfo@usi.edu

Pre-OT prerequisite coursework

Eligibility and selection criteria, including the required prerequisites and selection components may be altered in future years. However, we endeavor to make this known in a sufficient manner for students to respond to any changes prior to application and/or admission to the professional program. Please check this website periodically.



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