Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Details
Program Description
To provide students with didactic and fieldwork training in preparation for entry-level employment as an occupational therapy assistant. Students have the opportunity to develop professional skills in activity analysis, growth and development, human occupations, principles of occupational therapy, therapeutic modalities, administrative procedures, and ethics and laws governing the practice of occupational therapy.
Program Requirements
How Long is the Program?
Program Length: Approximately 20 months
Curriculum: What Classes Do I Need to Take to Become an Occupational Therapy Assistant?
Here are just a few classes you will take during the Occupational Therapy Assistant program:
- Occupational Analysis
- Kinesiology
- Principles of Occupational Therapy in Physical Health
- Pediatric Practice for the Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Specific Populations for the Occupational Therapy Assistant
How to Become a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Upon completion off the program, students are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant, administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
Where Can I Take a Occupational Therapy Assistant Training Class Near Me?
| CMT 105 |
Medical Terminology |
16 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
| BIO 105 |
Anatomy & Physiology I |
48 |
32 |
- |
4.0 |
| OTA 102 |
Introduction to Occupational Therapy |
48 |
|
- |
3.0 |
| MTH 125 |
Math and Statistics |
16 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
| CCM 150 |
Communications for the Health Professions |
48 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
| PSY 130 |
Psychology |
48 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
| Semester I Total |
224 |
32 |
- |
15.0 |
| HST 205 |
Nevada History and US Constitution* |
45 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
| BIO 106 |
Anatomy & Physiology II |
48 |
32 |
- |
4.0 |
| OTA 130 |
Occupational Analysis |
32 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
| OTA 201 |
Documentation for the OTA |
32 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
| OTA 108 |
Growth & Development |
48 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
| OTA 115 |
Principles of OT in Mental Health |
48 |
16 |
- |
3.5 |
| Semester II Total |
253 |
48 |
- |
17.5 |
*Represents the Las Vegas Campus
| OTA 125 |
Kinesiology |
32 |
16 |
- |
2.5 |
| OTA 110 |
Fundamentals of Occupational Therapy |
32 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
| OTA 206 |
Human Occupations I |
48 |
32 |
- |
4.0 |
| OTA 215 |
Principles of OT in Physical Health |
48 |
16 |
- |
3.5 |
| OTA 220 |
Fieldwork I |
- |
- |
80 |
1.5 |
| Semester III Total |
160 |
64 |
80 |
13.5 |
| OTA 209 |
Human Occupations II |
40 |
32 |
- |
3.5 |
| OTA 230 |
Administrative Procedures |
32 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
| OTA 245 |
Pediatric Practice for the OTA |
40 |
32 |
- |
3.5 |
| OTA 250 |
Specific Populations for the OTA |
32 |
16 |
- |
2.5 |
| OTA 226 |
Professional Development Strategies |
32 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
| Semester IV Total |
176 |
80 |
- |
13.5 |
| OTA 221 |
Fieldwork II A |
- |
- |
320 |
7.0 |
| OTA 222 |
Fieldwork II B |
- |
- |
320 |
7.0 |
| Semester V Total |
- |
- |
640 |
14.0 |
| Program Totals |
768 |
224 |
720 |
70.5 |
| Las Vegas Program Totals |
813 |
224 |
720 |
73.5 |
Program is 80 weeks in length. The total number of program hours is 1,712 at all campuses except Las Vegas. The Las Vegas campus program hours total 1,757. The Las Vegas program includes one additional 3 credit class (HST 205 Nevada History and US Constitution). Graduates will receive an Occupational Associates degree with the exception of Houston and El Paso program graduates, which will receive an Associate of Applied Science degree. Graduates of an accredited OTA program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).