The Doctor of Occupational Therapy requires a series of prerequisite classes to prepare you for the program’s coursework. OTCAS will use these courses to calculate a separate specific grade point average used in the admission decision.
At the application deadline, applicants may have one prerequisite course outstanding scheduled for completion in either the fall or spring term. The outstanding prerequisite must be completed before the program start date in May.
Please read through the following information carefully to ensure your prerequisites are accepted and processed correctly.
Prerequisite coursework must be at a level for science majors and be completed with a grade of ‘C’ or higher, and all courses (except for Medical Terminology) must be at least three credit hours.
Students may retake up to fifteen (15) credit hours of prerequisites — the higher grade will be used to compute prerequisite GPA, but all grades will be used to calculate cumulative GPA.
Online courses are currently accepted for science courses with labs. Dual credit courses are acceptable if recorded on a college transcript with a grade. Courses taken for AP credit will be accepted for prerequisite courses if a score of three or higher is earned (the course must appear on official university transcripts). CLEP tests are not accepted.
| Subject area | Comparable IUPUI courses |
|---|---|
| Introductory psychology | PSY-B 110 |
| Abnormal Psychology/Psychopathology | PSY-B 380 |
| Life Span/Human Development Psychology (must include the study of development from birth to death; more than one course may be required) | PSY-B 310 |
| Introductory Sociology/Introductory Anthropology | SOC-R 100/ANTH-A104 |
| Statistics (must include descriptive and inferential)* | STAT 30100 |
| Human anatomy I (with lab OR human anatomy & physiology I with lab)* | BIOL-N 261 |
| Human physiology I (lab preferred OR human anatomy & physiology II with lab)* | BIOL-N 217 |
| Medical terminology | HIM-M 330 |
*Courses must be completed not more than 7 years prior to the application deadline.
Read the prerequisite course descriptions to make sure your prerequisites are a suitable match.
