B.S. Health Science, Pre-Occupational Therapy Concentration

Program Admissions Requirements

There are no program admission requirements for the B.S. in Health Science, Pre-Occupational Therapy Concentration .

General Education

The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.

Objective 16
Objective 23
Objective 3 - MATH 1153 13
Objective 46
Objective 5 - CHEM 1101 or CHEM 1111/CHEM 1111L7
Objective 6 - SOC 11016
Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 83
Objective 7
Objective 8
Objective 9 - ANTH 2237 or ANTH 2238 or ANTH 22393
Total Credits37
1

“P” courses are equivalent to the original course. 

Major Requirements

Choose one of the following:4
Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
and Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lab
or
Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
and Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lab
(BIOL 3301 has a prerequisite of BIOL 1101 or BIOL 2227, either of which will partially fulfill Objective 5.)
BIOL 3301 & BIOL 3301L are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for any students interested in pursuing professional degrees in chiropractic, dentistry, allopathic and osteopathic medicine, occupational therapy, optometry, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and veterinary studies.
CPH 2200Promoting Wellness3
DHS 4426Evidence Based Research in Health Sciences3
Choose one of the following:2
Medical Terminology and Communication
Medical Terminology
Professional Competencies - Choose one of the following:3
Leadership and Policy
Health Law and Bioethics
Medical Law and Ethics
Medical Ethics
Ethical Issues in Healthcare Law and Policy
Health Care Competencies - Choose one of the following:3
Advanced Global Health
Community and Public Health
Global Health and Policy
Global Health Systems
Sociology of Health and Illness
Communication Competencies - Choose one of the following:2-3
Groups and Communication
Communication Inquiry
Conflict Management
Interpersonal Skills in Health Professions
Health Behavior Change Theory and Application
Patient Education Skills
Communication Strategies in Community and Public Health
Basic Addiction Treatment Skills
Professional and Technical Writing
Diversity Competencies - Choose one of the following:0-3
Some courses in this group also fulfill one of the three previous competency areas. The credits for these courses are not counted twice if the course was chosen to complete an earlier core area.
American Indian Health Issues
Anthropology of Global Health
Topics in Medical Anthropology
Clinical Medical Anthropology
Interpersonal Skills in Health Professions
Patient Education Skills
Survey of Aging Issues
Health Law and Bioethics
Critical Analysis of Social Diversity
Spanish for Health Care I
Students must have an overall 2.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) in BS Health Science Core courses with no grades below a C-.
Total Credits20-24

Concentration Requirements

Choose one of the following courses in Anthropology:3
Peoples and Cultures of the Old World (Satisfies General Education Objective 9)
Peoples and Cultures of the New World (Satisfies General Education Objective 9)
Latino Peoples and Cultures (Satisfies General Education Objective 9)
Cultural Anthropology (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 6)
Choose one of the following courses:4
Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
and Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab
Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
and Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab
Choose one of the following courses in Chemistry:3-5
Introduction to Chemistry (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5)
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Lab
ENGL 1101Writing and Rhetoric I (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 1) 13
MATH 1153Statistical Reasoning (Satisfies General Education Objective 3) 13
PSYC 2225Child Development3
PSYC 3301Psychopathology3
OT 2209Introduction to Occupational Therapy1
SOC 1101Introduction to Sociology3
5 additional courses (3 credits each) from Fine Arts (ART, DANC, MUSC, MUSI, MUSP, THEA), Humanities (AMST, ANTH, ARBC, CHNS, CMLT, ENG, FREN, GERM, HIST, JAPN, LANG, LATN, PHIL, RUSS, SHOS, SPAN, STUA), Political Science (GLBL, POLS, ECON), or Education (EDUC). Students may use a maximum of 9 credits from each area of study.15
Students must complete all Pre-Occupational Therapy Concentration courses with a grade of "C" or higher.
Total Credits41-43
1

 “P” courses are equivalent to the original course.

Highly Recommended Electives:

CHEM 1111
1111L
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Lab (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5)
5
ENGL 3307Professional and Technical Writing3
PHYS 1111
PHYS 1113
General Physics I
and General Physics I Laboratory (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5)
4

Degree Totals 

Program Admission Requirements0
General Education37
BS Health Science Core (Required General Education credits removed)20-24
Concentration Requirements (Required General Education credits removed)26
Upper Division Electives24-23
Free Electives13-10
Total Credits120

ISU Degree Requirements

ISU General Education

Major Academic Plan (MAP)