Occupational Therapy
Recommended First Semester Courses
These courses are suggested by USU’s pre-health advisors and are split into two sections. It is recommended that you sign up for 15-16 credits.
Professional school prerequisites. If a class is full, add yourself to a waitlist. If the class doesn’t have a waitlist option, check back frequently to look for openings. Make sure you register for a math class each semester until you are finished with math/stats.
General Education and Introductory courses are to help you satisfy the general education requirements needed to graduate. You should take one or more of these courses each semester until they are completed. Individual majors may have recommendations for the breadth courses below. Check to see if you’ve already met breadth requirements with previous credits or test scores.
Professional School Prerequisites:
Choose one or two from the blocks below:
| CREDITS | COURSE |
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| 4 |
BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology
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| Varies (3-5) |
Math Class The highest level of math will depend on your major, however, pre-occupational therapy students will need:
If you don’t have a current prerequisite needed to get into a course, or if you aren’t sure where to start in math, take a proctored ALEKS placement exam. Math prerequisites expire after one year, so your prerequisite will only be valid to get you into another math class if it was earned after: Prerequisites for these courses may be seen by clicking on the course link. If you qualify, register for the course(s) above. If not, register for the highest course for which you are able from the list below: |
General Education and Introductory Courses:
Choose the rest of your 15 credits from the following:
of 34 or higher| CREDITS | NOTES | ||
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| 3 | ENGL 1010 (CL1) - Writing as Inquiry You may have already satisfied this requirement by completing any of the following:
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ENGL 2010* (CL2) - Research and Argument Across Perspectives or ENGL 2020* (CL2) - Professional Communication |
| 2 | USU 1010 - University Connections | Most incoming students take USU 1010 - University Connections. It is a two-credit academic course designed to ease your transition to Utah State by helping you understand the purpose of higher education and how you can intentionally take advantage of the many opportunities and challenges available to you as a college student. | |
| 3 | Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) |
View the list of Breadth Creative Arts courses offered for the Fall 2024 semester. |
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| 3 | Breadth Humanities (BHU) |
View the list of Breadth Humanities courses offered for the Fall 2024 semester.
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| 3 | Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) |
View the list of Breadth Social Sciences courses offered for the Fall 2024 semester. |
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| 3 | Breadth American Institutions (BAI) |
View the list of Breadth American Institutions courses offered for the Fall 2024 semester.
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When You Can Register
Registration opened for all students on April 11, 2024 and is an ongoing process. Incoming students can begin registering for classes as soon as they complete the second orientation module. For specific dates on when registration will close, check the USU Catalog.
Waitlist Information
If the class you want to register is full, and it uses the waitlisting feature, you will see an option to join the waitlist. If the course has an opening, an email is sent to the student first in the waitlist line. That student is given 24 hours to add the class online. Once the first week of classes starts, the time a waitlist student has to add a class is shortened to 12 hours. You can view your position in the waitlist through your student schedule in Banner.
Advising for Pre-Health in this Field
Get connected to the Pre-Health Advising Office through our MyUSU Pre-Health Advising group and ungraded Canvas courses https://www.usu.edu/advising/health-professions. The pre-health advisors can answer questions for incoming first-year students via appointment or email. Contact and appointment scheduling information is below.
For general registration questions, please contact our office at orientation@usu.edu or (435)797-0283, or respond to the text message you recieved from (435)200-3628 regarding registration. Our normal business hours are Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We will also have extended hours on April 10 and April 11 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. where the Orientation Office will be answer questions via text message and email.
Academic Advisor
Office Location: TSC 302
Phone: 435-797-9306
Email: anya.hawke@usu.edu