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Additional Requirements

Students may transfer into the Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Major at Sophomore or Junior class levels as space is available.

Transfer Requirements for the BS/MS Program in Occupational Therapy

  1. Documented evidence of 60 hours of volunteer or paid work in a human service setting within the last year. Minimum of 40 hours must be with an occupational therapist before the Junior Year.
  2. The following courses must be completed before the student can enter the Junior year of the BS/MSOT program:
    • Human Anatomy BIO 2500/BIO 2505 or comparable course (4 units with lab, completed within last five years)
    • Human Physiology BIO 2600/BIO 2605 or comparable course (4 units with lab, completed within last five years)
    • Introduction to Psychology PSY 1100 or comparable course (3 units)
    • Conceptual Physics PHYS 1000/1005 or comparable course (3 units with lab)
    • Statistics for the Health & Behavioral Sciences PSY 3187 or comparable course (4 units)
    • Abnormal Psychology PSY 3141 or comparable course (3-4 units)
    • Lifespan Development PSY 3122 or comparable course (3 units)
    • Art (3 units)
    • EDUC 1000 Mastering College (1 unit), may be waived for transfer student by permission of OT department chair or administrator
    • OT 1002 OT Seminar: Occupation & Others (1 unit), may be waived for transfer student by permission of OT department chair or administrator
    • OT 1003 OT Seminar: Occupation & Community (1 unit), may be waived for transfer student by permission of OT department chair or administrator
    • OT 1004 OT Seminar: Occupation as Therapy (1 unit), may be waived for transfer student by permission of OT department chair or administrator
  3. Courses must be taken at an accredited institution of higher learning, such as a Junior college, or through an accredited online university. The student must receive a grade of 'C' (2.0) or better.
  4. Transfer courses may be taken for upper or lower division credit.
  5. Additional courses may be required to meet general education requirements. All occupational therapy courses must be taken at Dominican University of California. Non-OT courses in support of the major may be completed at another college or university. Students must obtain approval from their faculty advisor before enrolling in a substitute course to ensure transfer of units.

Admission and Progression within the Health Science/Pre­Occupational Therapy Major

Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy majors must attain a minimum grade of ‘C’ (2.0) in all occupational therapy, prerequisite, and co-requisite courses. A student who earns less than ‘C’ (2.0) in any required course must repeat the course with a passing grade. Progression in the major may be delayed by course failures. Students are permitted to repeat only one academic OT course and one OT fieldwork course while enrolled in the (BS/MS) Occupational Therapy program. Students must pass the clinical/fieldwork portion of all practice classes in order to pass the class. Additionally, students must achieve an average score of 73% in examinations of specified classes in order to pass the course. A student who fails to score a 73% average or above on the examinations in a course cannot receive a grade higher than a 'C-' (1.7) regardless of grades earned on written work or other course assignments.

  1. Freshman may be admitted to the university as Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy majors, however, admission into the Junior year of the BS/MS Occupational Therapy program is competitive, and not all students may be accepted.
  2. Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy majors must complete all twelve (*) prerequisite courses by the end of the spring semester of their Sophomore year in order to progress into the Junior year of the BS/MS Occupational Therapy program. Some of the OT seminar courses may be waived for transfer students.
  3. Students wishing to take courses or complete volunteer work over the summer before their Junior year must submit a written petition by April 15th, and may be denied entrance to the BS/MS Occupational Therapy program if other eligible candidates have completed all requirements.
  4. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all prerequisite courses and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all college coursework. Any student who falls below a cumulative 3.0 GPA for one semester prior to their Junior year will be placed on academic probation, any student who falls below for a second semester is ineligible to progress into the BS/MS Occupational Therapy program.
  5. Students who fail (‘C-’ or less) more than one of the twelve (*) prerequisite courses are not eligible to progress in the BS/MS Occupational Therapy program. This includes repeating the same course.
  6. Students applying for the Junior year of the BS/MS Occupational Therapy program must complete and submit a Petition to Progress form, with all required documentation, by April 15th. Failure to submit the completed form by the deadline will disqualify students from progressing into the major.
  7. Students may only apply petition to progress into the junior year of the BS/MS OT program ONCE. If denied admission, they will not be reconsidered.
  8. In the event that more eligible students apply for admission to the junior year of the occupational therapy program than space permits, admission will be determined on the basis of CUM GPA.
  9. Current DUC students who wish to declare HS/OT as their major or request a place on the wait list, must do so by the last day of the early registration period to be given priority over external transfer students applying for program admission.
  10. External transfers will be admitted as a Junior into the BS/MS OT program on a space-available basis, assuming they meet all entrance requirements. In the event that there are more external transfers than available spaces, admission will be offered on the basis of prerequisite GPA only.
  11. A waiting list will be maintained as needed in the occupational therapy department of current DUC students wishing to declare occupational therapy as a major. As space becomes available, students will be admitted once per semester from the wait list on the basis of cumulative grade point average only.
  12. Students will be notified of these policies by the DUC admissions staff by OT department academic advisors, on the Moodle site for the occupational therapy department, by faculty on the OT Seminar classes (OT 1002, OT 1003, OT 1004), by the OT Program Administrator, and the OT Program Director. Copies of this policy and the Petition to Progress form will be given to the student during the academic advising period.
  13. If you have further questions regarding requirements or policies for entrance into the occupational therapy major, please contact your academic advisor.

See the Occupational Therapy Student Handbook for other OT Departmental Policies.

Occupational Therapy Course Sequence

  • All occupational therapy courses require admission to the major or permission from the Chair.
  • All practice courses are sequential, and must be taken in order. Exceptions require permission from the academic advisor and instructor.