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Psychology pathway to Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Note: This sample plan does not include all general education requirements. Depending on how many gen ed credits students start with, they may need to fulfill some gen ed requirements with summer courses or during additional semesters after the third year.
Fall 1 - Morris campus
| Fall 1 - Morris campus | Credit |
|---|---|
| STAT 1601 - Intro Stats | 4 |
| PSY 1051 - Introduction to Psychology (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| Psy 1053 - Foundations for Success in Psychology | 2 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 10 |
Spring 1 - Morris campus
| Spring 1 - Morris campus | Credit |
|---|---|
| PSY 2001 - Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| PSY 2411 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 8 |
Fall 2 - Morris campus
| Fall 2 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| PSY XXXX - Learning and Cognition Area Requierment | 4 |
| PSY XXXX - Psychology Elective | 2 |
| BIOL 2102 - Human Anatomy (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| MATH 1021 - Survey of Calc (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 14 |
Spring 2 - Morris campus
| Spring 2 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| PSY 2581 - Drugs and Human Behavior | 2 |
| PSY 3581 - Psychopharmacology | 2 |
| BIOL 2103 - Human Physiology (OTD prerequisites) | 4 |
| PHYS 1091 - Principles of Physics I (OTD prerequisites) | 5 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 13 |
Fall 3 - Morris campus
| Fall 3 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| ANTH 1111 - Introduction to Anthropology (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| PSY 3521W - Health Psychology | 4 |
| PSY XXXX - Social and Applied Area Requierment | 4 |
| PSY 3313 - Psychopathology (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 16 |
Spring 3 - Morris campus
| Spring 3 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| SOC 1101 - Introduction to Sociology (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| PSY 49XX - Senior Capstone in Psychology | 4 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 8 |
- There is also a requirement for either 20 hours of shadowing with on Occupational Therapist or if a student doesn't have the opportunity to complete shadowing, they can take an online course OT 1003 (Intro to Occupational Therapy).
- Medical Terminology is also a pre-req that can be completed online through UMN Twin Cities (PHAR 1002, 2 credits, online, self-paced)
Human Services pathway to Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Note: This sample plan does not show all of the general education requirements. Depending on how many gen ed credits students start with, they may need to fulfill some gen ed requirements with summer courses or during additional semesters after the third year.
Fall 1 - Morris campus
| Fall 1 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| STAT 1601 - Intro Stats | 4 |
| POL 1201 - American Governemnt and Politics | 4 |
| SOC 1101 - Introduction to Sociology (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 12 |
Spring 1 - Morris campus
| Spring 1 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| HMSV 3001 - Theory and Practice of Human Services | 4 |
| PSY 1051 - Introduction to Psychology (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 8 |
Fall 2 - Morris campus
| Fall 2 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| PSY 2001 - Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| SOC/ANTH - Elective | 4 |
| BIOL 2102 - Human Anatomy (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 12 |
Spring 2 - Morris campus
| Spring 2 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| PSY 2411 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| BIOL 2103 - Human Physiology (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 8 |
Fall 3 - Morris campus
| Fall 3 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| MATH 1021 - Survey of Calc (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| PSY 3313 - Psychopathology (OTD Prerequisite) | 4 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 8 |
Spring 3 - Morris campus
| Spring 3 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| SOC/ANTH - Elective | 4 |
| PHYS 1091 - Principles of Physics I (OTD Prerequisite) | 5 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 9 |
Fall 4 - Morris campus
| Fall 4 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| PSY XXXX - Elective | 4 |
| HMSV 4102 - Introdcution to Profesional Condut, Legal Constraints, Ethics in Human Services | 2 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 6 |
Spring 4 - Morris campus
| Spring 4 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| HMSV 4896 - Internship in the Human Services | 4 |
| SOC/ANTH/PSY - Elective | 4 |
| Semester total for major and OT pre-reqs | 8 |
- There is also a requirement for either 20 hours of shadowing with on Occupational Therapist or if a student doesn't have the opportunity to complete shadowing, they can take an online course OT 1003 (Intro to Occupational Therapy)
- Medical Terminology is also a pre-req that can be completed online through UMN Twin Cities (PHAR 1002, 2 credits, online, self-paced)
Biology pathway to Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Note: This sample plan does not show all of the general education requirements. Depending on how many gen ed credits students start with, they may need to fulfill some gen ed requirements with summer courses or during additional semesters after the third year.
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Fall 1 - Morris campus
| Fall 1 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| BIOL 1111 - Fundamentals of Genetics, Evolution, and Development | 3 |
| CHEM 1101 - Gen Chem I | 5 |
| PSY 1051 - Introduction to Psychology (OTD prerequisites) | 4 |
| IS 18xx - Intellectual Community | 2 |
| IS 1101 - Morris 1101 | 1 |
| Semester total for major | 15 |
Spring 1 - Morris campus
| Spring 1 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2101 - Evolution of Biodiversity | 4 |
| CHEM 1102 - Gen Chem II | 5 |
| STAT 1601 - Intro Stats | 4 |
| ENGL 1601 - Writing for the Liberal Arts | 4 |
| Semester total for major | 17 |
Fall 2 - Morris campus
| Fall 2 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2111 - Cell Biology | 4 |
| CHEM 2301 - Organic Chem I | 4 |
| CHEM 2311 - O Chem lab | 1 |
| BIOL 2102 - Human Anatomy (OTD prerequisites) | 4 |
| MATH 1021 - Survey of Calc (OTD prerequisites) | 4 |
| Semester total for major | 17 |
Spring 2 - Morris campus
| Spring 2 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| BIOL 3121 - Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 3700 - BioComm I | 1 |
| BIOL 2103 - Human Physiology (OTD prerequisites) | 4 |
| BIOL 4xxx - Biology elective | 4 |
| PHYS 1091 - Principles of Physics I (OTD prerequisites) | 5 |
| Semester total for major | 18 |
Fall 3 - Morris campus
| Fall 3 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| ANTH 1111 - Introduction to Anthropology (OTD prerequisites) | 4 |
| BIOL 3131 - Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 3701 - BioComm II | 1 |
| PSY 2411 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology (OTD prerequisites) | 4 |
| BIOL 4xxx - Biology elective | 4 |
| Semester total for major | 17 |
Spring 3 - Morris campus
| Spring 3 - Morris campus | Credits |
|---|---|
| SOC 1101 - Introduction to Sociology (OTD prerequisites) | 4 |
| BIOL 4xxx - Biology elective | 4 |
| BIOL 4xxx - Biology elective | 4 |
| BIOL 4901 - Senior Seminar | 1 |
| PSY 3313 - Psychopathology (OTD prerequisites) | 4 |
| Semester total for major | 17 |
- There is also a requirement for either 20 hours of shadowing with on Occupational Therapist or if a student doesn't have the opportunity to complete shadowing, they can take an online course OT 1003 (Intro to Occupational Therapy).
- Medical Terminology is also a pre-req that can be completed online through UMN Twin Cities (PHAR 1002, 2 credits, online, self-paced)