Program: Occupational Therapy Assistant, AAS (full-time) - Macomb Community College - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 16, 2025

College Catalog 2019-2020

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Degree & Certificate Requirements

You are strongly encouraged to work with a counselor, advisor, or faculty/department coordinator

Suggested full-time sequence

Credit Hours Required: 65

Preliminary Courses:

Successful completion of the following Preliminary Courses is required to apply to the program selective admissions.
GEN ED - Group I.A (AAS, ABA) Credit Hours: Variable (Required Course GEN ED Group IA) (Critical Course )
BIOL 2710 - Human Physiological Anatomy Credit Hours: 6.00 (Required Course GEN ED Group II) (Critical Course )
PSYC 1010 - Introductory Psychology Credit Hours: 4.00 (Required GEN ED Group III) (Critical Course )
If accepted into the OTA program the following two courses are required to be completed with a grade of C or higher before starting the core program courses in the fall semester:
HHSC 1030 - Orientation to Occupational Therapy Credit Hours: 1.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course )
PHIL 2100 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3.00 (Required Course GEN ED Group IV) (Critical Course )

Semester 1

OTAS 1000 - Foundation Skills of Occupational Therapy Practice Credit Hours: 1.50
OTAS 1012 - Medical & Professional Language in Occupational Therapy Practice-Lecture Credit Hours: 2.00
OTAS 1110 - Mental Health Conditions Credit Hours: 3.00
OTAS 1210 - Clinical Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3.00
OTAS 1230 - Introduction to Physical Rehabilitation-Lab Credit Hours: 2.00
OTAS 1235 - Human Development & Clinical Interaction Occupational Therapy Practice Credit Hours: 2.00

Semester 2

OTAS 1300 - Rehabilitation Conditions & Intervention Planning-Lecture Credit Hours: 3.00
OTAS 1351 - Pediatric Occupational Therapy-Lecture Credit Hours: 2.00
OTAS 1361 - Pediatric Occupational Therapy-Lab Credit Hours: 1.50
OTAS 1370 - Therapeutic & Psychosocial Intervention-Lab Credit Hours: 2.00
OTAS 1401 - Skills for Occupational Therapy Documentation I-Lab Credit Hours: 1.50
OTAS 1420 - Professional Behaviors, Communications & Ethics-Lecture Credit Hours: 2.00
OTAS 1450 - Level 1 Fieldwork-First Placement Credit Hours: 1.00

Semester 3

OTAS 2095 - Technology & Environmental Intervention-Lecture Credit Hours: 2.00
OTAS 2350 - Productive Aging-Lab Lecture Credit Hours: 2.00
OTAS 2370 - Clinical Transition & Service Management Credit Hours: 2.00
OTAS 2402 - Skills for Occupational Therapy Documentation II Credit Hours: 1.50
OTAS 2410 - Advanced Physical Rehabilitation Lecture Credit Hours: 3.00
OTAS 2425 - Advanced Physical Rehabilitation-Lab Credit Hours: 2.00
OTAS 2450 - Level 1 Fieldwork-Second Placement Credit Hours: 1.00

Semester 4

OTAS 2580 - Level 2 Fieldwork-First Placement Credit Hours: 4.00
OTAS 2590 - Level 2 Fieldwork-Second Placement Credit Hours: 4.00