Coursework Information & Sequence

All core pre-requisite and general education coursework must be completed prior to beginning the OTA program. The OTA professional courses must be completed in the designated sequence and within 30 months of initial program start. All OTA program courses must be completed with a grade of C or better following OTA program grading guidelines.

*Course includes Fieldwork Experience I
**Course includes Fieldwork Experience II

Note: All core courses must be completed prior to going on to fieldwork level II. All required courses must be completed with a “C” grade or better.

Year 1: Spring Courses

18-weeks

• OTA 1 – Structural Foundations and Theory of Occupational Therapy - Online (3 units)
• OTA 5 – Documenting the Occupational Therapy Process (1 unit)
• OTA 10 – Functional Biomechanics and Applied Kinesiology (3 units)
• OTA 11 – Functional Biomechanics and Applied Kinesiology Lab (1 unit)
• OTA 30 – Theory and Process in Developmental Disabilities and Pediatric Conditions (3 units)
• OTA 32 – Introduction to Clinical Practice in Developmental Disabilities and Pediatric Conditions (Fieldwork Level I for OTA) (1 unit)

Year 1: Summer Courses

6-weeks

• OTA 2 – Conceptual Fundamentals of Occupational Therapy - Online (3 units)
• OTA 20 – Theory and Process in Psychosocial Dysfunction (3 units)
• OTA 21 – Theory and Process in Psychosocial Dysfunction Lab (0.5 units)
• OTA 22 – Introduction to Clinical Practice in Psychosocial Dysfunction (Fieldwork Level I for OTA) (0.5 unit)

Year 1: Fall Courses

18-weeks

• OTA 3 – Management of Occupational Therapy Services - Online (3 units)
• OTA 4 – Contemporary Models and Emerging Practice in Occupational Therapy (1 unit)
• OTA 6 – Clinical Reasoning and Electronic Documentation in Occupational Therapy (1 unit)
• OTA 40 – Theory and Process in Physical Dysfunction (4 units)
• OTA 41 – Theory and Process in Physical Dysfunction Lab (1 unit)
• OTA 42 – Introduction to Clinical Practice in Physical Dysfunction and Emerging Practice (Fieldwork Level I for OTA) (1 unit)

All OTA Core courses must be successfully completed before a student can begin the Level II experience in the final, year 2-spring semester.

Year 2: Spring Courses

18-weeks

• OTA 150* – Fieldwork Level II for the OTA #1 (6.5 units)
• OTA 151* – Fieldwork Level II for the OTA #2 (6.5 units)

The rigorous schedule of level II fieldwork requires a full-time commitment of 40 hours per week for 2 rotations of 8 weeks each totaling 16 weeks. Level II fieldwork must be successfully completed for the student to be eligible to sit for the national OTA certification examination.

* All fieldwork must be completed within 18 months of the academic preparation (core OTA courses). Students are responsible for all personal expenses and travel to and from all fieldwork sites/experiences. Most designated fieldwork sites are located within a 180-mile radius of the college; students may be required to travel for up to 2 hours 30 minutes to a fieldwork site. Should a student request a fieldwork placement/site outside of the designated radius, the AFWC will make a reasonable effort to work with the student to secure a placement in the requested area; however, placement location/site request cannot be guaranteed.

Fieldwork placements will be completed with the United States; Out of the country fieldwork placements are not available.