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It is absolutely required to take anatomy in high school if I want to get into an occupational therapy program in college?
I know physics is required so I signed up for that and I feel like anatomy should be required but is it? I don't really have any room in my schedule for it but if I absolutely do need anatomy, I can probably drop one of the classes I signed up for and replace it with anatomy.
All of the colleges I'm looking into has a 5 year bachelor's/master's program for occupational therapy.. And I can enter as a freshman. Sooo.. Does that change your answers at all?
And the 5 year program at the colleges is approved by the official occupational therapy group or whatever it is. I'd just need to take a test at the end (similar to the BAR) to become licensed..
2 Answers
- Anonymous5 years ago
no
neither is physics
Occupational Therapy is a Masters degree anyway
so you have to have a bachelors in something else first before you can even apply
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http://www.aota.org/Education-Careers/Considering-...
3. What should I major in at the undergraduate level if I apply to an entry-level master's or an entry-level doctoral program?
Examples of what other students have majored in at the undergraduate level include biology, kinesiology, psychology, sociology, anthropology, liberal arts, and anatomy. It is important that you contact the educational programs to which you are interested in applying and make sure you have taken the necessary prerequisites for admission into their programs.
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you might find a combined BS/MS program like this
http://ot.keuka.edu/bachelor-of-science/
but notice is says
"This degree doesn’t provide you with the eligibility needed for certification or licensure in occupational therapy, but it is the first step."
you STILL have to complete the Masters degree to become eligible to be licensed
http://www.otcareerpath.com/occupational-therapist...
edit: doesn't change my answer
find your school in the link I provide in the comment below
or tell us the names of the schools you're looking into
the WHOLE point of a 5 year program is to get a Masters degree
just like the combined program I linked above, which says
"The B.S. in occupational science is awarded after four years of study in the five-year B.S./M.S. program in occupational science/occupational therapy."
so, no
you will NOT be able to take the exam after you get your bachelors
you will need to continue on and get your Masters in the 5th year
OT is a Masters program
- eriLv 75 years ago
It doesn't matter what you take in high school. Only your choice of college classes matter, and even then there are options.