This concentration is designed for students preparing for a professional career in occupational therapy. Students are encouraged to check with the Pre-Health office on campus regarding the requirements of the programs to which you aspire in order to ensure you meet all prerequisite requirements. Students may petition for changes to the science course requirements if there is a discrepancy.

Concentration Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Must complete all requirements for the Health and Human Sciences BS Core and the
CFS 3324	Children and Families with Special Needs	3
CFS 4367	Family Transitions, Stress, and Resilience	3
Select six semester hours from the following:		6
CFS 3358	Infant and Toddler Development
CFS 3368	Theory and Principles of Play
CFS 4363	Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development
Required Courses in Other Fields
CLA 3381	Medical Terminology	3
PSY 3341	A Survey of Human Development	3
PSY 3321	Abnormal Psychology	3
BIO 2401	Human Anatomy and Physiology of Motion and Innervation	4
BIO 2402	Human Anatomy and Physiology of Metabolism and Processing	4
HP 2306	Anatomical Kinesiology	3
or HP 2307	Biomechanics
PHY 1405	Everyday Physics 1	4
or PHY 1408	General Physics for Natural and Behavioral Sciences I
Professional Electives
Select 6-7 hours in addition to any courses selected above in "Required Courses in Other Fields" from the following:		6-7
Any CFS 3000 or 4000 class
LS 3305	Children's Literature
LS 4320	Young People's Literature
PUBH 3325	Maternal and Infant Health
PUBH 4321	Human Sexuality
PUBH 4327	Dying and Death Education
REL 4395	Bioethics
SOC 3305	Introduction to Gerontology
SOC 3402	Social Statistics
SOC 4310	Death and Dying
SOC 4353	Sociology of Medicine
SWO 4316	Trauma, Loss, and Mourning
A grade of “C” or better in Human Sciences and Design Courses (ADM, CFS, HSD, ID, or NUTR), required courses in other fields (section B above), and all professional electives used for the major.
An approved, on-site internship is required following the completion of prerequisite courses. 2
Students interested in applying to Occupational Therapy programs should review the prerequisite course requirements as each OT program will vary in their expectations.
Grade point average – minimum of 2.75 (“B-”) overall to enter and remain in the concentration.
Total Hours		42-43

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Students who take PHY 1408 General Physics for Natural and Behavioral Sciences I will need to complete MTH 1320 Precalculus Mathematics or MTH 1321 Calculus I as a prerequisite, in addition to the coursework outlined above.

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The required, for-credit course, CFS 4390 Child and Family Studies Practicum, provides credit for the internship experience.