Aug 22, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

OTH 1001C - Introduction to Occupational Therapy


(3 Credit Hours)
(A.S.)


Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Admission to the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program.

Corequisites: BSC 2085 , BSC 2085L DEP 2004 OTH 1114C  and OTH 1856L   This course introduces the basic tenets of the occupational therapy profession. Topics include history, philosophy, the OT Practice Framework, the OT process, ethics, role delineation, standards of practice, professional organizations, and evidence-based practice. This course aligns with Fieldwork Level I A where students participate in a fieldwork experience in an adult or geriatric setting for one week. Additional special fees are required.


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