Pre-Occupational Therapy

Note - Pre-Professional Preparation Programs

These are recommendations based on requirements for professional schools in South Dakota or in this region. Students are advised to contact any particular schools of interest to identify particular prerequisites for that institution. Much of this information is available from Dr. Charles Lamb (CharlesLamb@BHSU.edu).

Program Requirements

Baccalaureate degree with the following:

• BIOL 151 - General Biology I 3 semester hours
• BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 153 - General Biology II 3 semester hours
• BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 1 semester hours

• or

• BIOL 101 - Biology Survey I 2 semester hours
• BIOL 101L - Biology Survey I Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 103 - Biology Survey II 2 semester hours
• BIOL 103L - Biology Survey II Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 325 - Physiology 3 semester hours
• BIOL 325L - Physiology Lab 1 semester hours

• or

• BIOL 123 - Basic Physiology 3 semester hours
• BIOL 123L - Basic Physiology Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 381 - Vertebrate Anatomy 3 semester hours
• BIOL 381L - Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory 1 semester hours

• or

• BIOL 121 - Basic Anatomy 3 semester hours
• BIOL 121L - Basic Anatomy Lab 1 semester hours
• MATH 281 - Introduction to Statistics 3 semester hours
• PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I 3 semester hours

• Recommended

• PHYS 111L - Introduction to Physics I Laboratory 1 semester hours

• Recommended

• PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 semester hours
• PSYC 221 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology 3 semester hours
• PSYC 451 - Psychology of Abnormal Behavior 3 semester hours
• SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology 3 semester hours

• or

• SOC 150 - Social Problems 3 semester hours