Pre-Occupational Therapy
Certificate of Achievement Pre-Professional · Golden West College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The Pre-Occupational Therapy certificate satisfies prerequisite coursework for most graduate-level programs in this field. This certificate program offers students the opportunity to complete the required sciences, social science, and statistics coursework. The certificate focuses on providing students who want to apply to an occupational therapy master’s degree program certified by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Name the basic structures of the human body.
- Identify biological, social, and developmental stages across the lifespan.
- Identify normal and abnormal physiological values.
- Apply statistical modeling to data sets in the social and behavioral sciences.
REQUIREMENTS
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| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIOL G220 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| PSYC G118 | Life Span Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| BIOL G225 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| PSYC G255 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 3-6 |
| orSTAT C1000E | Introduction to Statistics | |
| orPSYC G140 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | |
| orSOC G125 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology | |
| orECON G160 | Statistics for Business and Economics | |
| Total Units | 17-20 | |