Jan 29, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

HELP

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Occupational Therapy Assistant, AAS

The occupational therapy assistant (OTA) is a technically educated health provider who assists the occupational therapist in the provision of occupational therapy and contributes to the occupational therapy process through collaboration with the supervising occupational therapist. The Occupational Therapy Assistant program provides the educational requirements necessary to sit for the OTA board exam and gain certification and licensure as an occupational therapy assistant (COTA/L).

A complete degree plan is available at https://www.astate.edu/info/academics/degrees/

University Requirements:

See University General Requirements for Associate degrees

First Year Making Connections Course:

PTA 1013 - Making Connections in Rehab Services Sem. Hrs: 3

General Education Requirements:

See General Education Curriculum for Associate of Applied Science Degrees Sem. Hrs: 19

Students with this major must take the following:

MATH 1023 - College Algebra Sem. Hrs: 3 or MATH course that requires MATH 1023 as a prerequisite
BIO 2203 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Sem. Hrs: 3
BIO 2201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1

Required Support Courses:

PSY 2013 - Introduction to Psychology Sem. Hrs: 3
PSY 2133 - Developmental Psychology Sem. Hrs: 3

Sub-total: 6

Major Requirements:

OTA 2013 - Fundamentals of Treatment Sem. Hrs: 3
OTA 2022 - Emergence of OT Science Sem. Hrs: 2
OTA 2031 - Technology Skills Training I Sem. Hrs: 1
OTA 2043 - From Disease to Practice Sem. Hrs: 3
OTA 2053 - Adult Practice for the OTA Sem. Hrs: 3
OTA 2063 - Pediatrics for the OTA Sem. Hrs: 3
OTA 2071 - Fieldwork Education I-A Sem. Hrs: 1
OTA 2073 - Developmental Disease to Practice Sem. Hrs: 3
OTA 2081 - Fieldwork Education I-B Sem. Hrs: 1
OTA 2093 - Technology Skills Training II Sem. Hrs: 3
OTA 2103 - OTA in Behavioral Health Sem. Hrs: 3
OTA 2115 - Fieldwork Education II-A Sem. Hrs: 5
OTA 2125 - Fieldwork Education II-B Sem. Hrs: 5

Sub-total: 36

Total Required Hours: 64