Health Services
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Offered at MCC-Penn Valley
A.A.S. Occupational Therapy Assistant..................73.5-82.5 Credits
Certified occupational therapy assistants work under the supervision
of a registered occupational therapist to provide care to individuals with
varying physical and/or emotional challenges to obtain their maximum
level of independence with self-care, and daily living and job skills. The
occupational therapy assistant program is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American
A.A.S. Occupational Therapy Assistant
For more information, go to
www.mcckc.edu/ occupationaltherapy
Program Prerequisites
COLL 100
First Year Seminar or
HLSC 100
Introduction to Health Professions
Any biological or physical science course.(BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS)
BIOL 150
Medical Terminology
ENGL 101
Composition and Reading I
General Education Requirements
COMM 101 Fundamentals of Speech or
COMM 102 Fundamentals of Human Communication
HIST 120
United States History to 1865 or
HIST 121
United States History Since 1865 or
POLS 135
Introduction to Political Science or
POLS 136
Introduction to American National Politics or
POLS 137
Introduction to State and Local Politics
PSYC 140
General Psychology
Minimum Total General Education Credit Hours
Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery
Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814-3449. ACOTE’s telephone
number C/O AOTA, is (301) 652-AOTA and its web address is WWW.
ACOTEONLINE.ORG.
Specific Program Requirements
HLSC 108
Anatomy and Physiology Health Professions or
BIOL 109
Anatomy and Physiology or
BIOL 110
Human Anatomy and
BIOL 210
Human Physiology
EMS 100
Basic Emergency Patient Care
OTHA 100
Intro to Occupational Therapy
OTHA 102
Documentation Guidelines
OTHA 103
Clinical Conditions
OTHA 106
Therapeutic Interventions I
OTHA 114
Introduction to Fieldwork
OTHA 116
Level I Fieldwork I
202200 Revised 3/2015 (Fall 2015)
Credits
Prerequisites
1-2
4-6
2
3
3
ENGL 30/90 or appropriate placement test score
ENGL 30/90 or appropriate placement test score
ENGL 30/90 or appropriate placement test score
3
3
18
4-10
1
2
2
2
4
.5
.5
OTHA 118
Assistive Technology
2
OTHA 120
Pediatrics
3
OTHA 121
Level I Fieldwork II
1
OTHA 130
Analysis of Physical Performance
3
OTHA 154
Applied Neurology
OTHA 201
OTHA 202
OTHA 203
OTHA 208
OTHA 212
OTHA 217
Mental Health
Physical Dysfunction
Gerontology
Therapeutic Interventions II
Level I Fieldwork III
Fieldwork Seminar
OTHA 222
Level II Fieldwork
Total Credit Hours Required
Semester
Taken
2
2.5
3
3
2
2
3
12
73.5-82.5
BIOL 100 or CHEM 105
BIOL 100 or CHEM 105, BIOL 110
Formal admission to the OTHA program
Formal admission to the OTHA program
Formal admission to the OTHA program
Formal admission to the OTHA program
Formal admission to the OTHA program
HLSC 108 or BIOL 109 or BIOL 110 & 210,
EMS 100, OTHA 100, 102, 103, 106, 114, & 116
HLSC 108 or BIOL 109 or BIOL 110 & 210,
EMS 100, OTHA 100, 102, 103, 106, 114, & 116
HLSC 108 or BIOL 109 or BIOL 110 & 210,
EMS 100, OTHA 100, 102, 103, 106, 114, & 116
and concurrent enrollment in OTHA 120
HLSC 108 or BIOL 109 or BIOL 110 & 210,
EMS 100, OTHA 100, 102, 103, 106, 114, & 116
HLSC 108 or BIOL 109 or BIOL 110 & 210,
admission to OTHA or PTHA programs.
OTHA 118, 120, 121, 130 and 154, C or higher
OTHA 118, 120, 121, 130 and 154, C or higher
OTHA 118, 120, 121, 130 and 154, C or higher
OTHA 118, 120, 121, 130 and 154, C or higher
OTHA 118, 120, 121, 130 and 154, C or higher
OTHA 118, 120, 121, 130 and 154, C or higher
OTHA 201, 202, 203, 208, 212 and 217, C or
higher