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College of Allied Health Professions Occupational Therapy (MSOT)
Alabama Community College System
The Office of Admissions evaluates all academic credit for transfer students entering the University of South Alabama. The College of Allied Health Professions has established transfer credit policies in accordance with University policies.
Questions regarding degree/graduation requirements and the applicability of transfer credit toward satisfaction of degree requirements should be directed to the Academic Advising office, College of Allied Health Professions, UCOM 1550, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002 (251/380-2772).
Questions regarding transfer admission and transfer-credit evaluation should be directed to the Office of Admissions, SSB 2500, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002 (251/460-6141 or 800/872-5247)
Special Notes
The Occupational Therapy program at the University of South Alabama is a master's level program. Students may apply as Baccalaureate Degree holders or as Advanced Undergraduates (minimum 96 semester or 144 quarter hours).
The University of South Alabama will accept a maximum of 64 semester hours from a junior/community college.
No course in which a student has earned a grade of lower than "D" will transfer to the University of South Alabama. No grade lower than "C" will transfer in English Composition I & II (EH 101 & 102).

Completion of the courses listed in this Advising Guide does not guarantee completion of Pre-professional course requirements or admission into Professional component programs.

The deadline to apply for the Occupational Therapy Professional Component is January 15 prior to the Fall Semester that you intend to begin the Professional Component. Consult the USA Bulletin for complete application procedures and degree requirements.

Students are required to declare a major other than Occupational Therapy by the beginning of Junior year.

All Occupational Therapy prerequisites must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher.

Occupational Therapy Core Requirements

Note: While there may be more than 64 transferable semester hours, you may only count 64 semester hours as transfer credit from a community college.

English Composition Communication Fine Arts

Choose one of the following courses:
ART 100, 203, 204, MUS 101, THR 120, 126 , IDH 110, HUM 130

Literature

Choose one of the following courses:
ENG 251, 252, 261, 262, 271 or 272

Humanities Elective

Mathematics

MTH 112

Statistics

MTH 265 or PSY 260 or BUS 271

Lab Science Elective

Choose one of the following courses:
CHM 111,112, PHY 201,202, BIO 104, GEO 101,102, GLY 101,102, AST 220

Biology

BIO 103

Anatomy & Physiology

Choose one of the following two course sequences:
BIO 201 & 202 or
BIO 206 & 207 or
BIO 211 & 212

Computer Science

Psychology

History

Social Science Elective

Choose one of the following courses:
HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 121, 122, 201, 202; ANT 210; ECO 231, 232; GEO 100, 201; POL 211; PSY 210; SOC 200, 210

Anthropology

ANT 200 or 220

Logic or Ethics

PHL 116, or 200, or 206, or IDS 102

First Aid

HED 230 or 231

Applied Art

Choose one of the following courses:
ART 103, 104, 113, 114, 121, 122, 126, 127, 133, 134, 143, 144, 173, 174, 176, 177, 216, 217, 231, 233, 243

For information regarding the remaining requirements for the Department of Occupational Therapy, please consult the USA Bulletin.

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