Baccalaureate General Information

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Studies

Curriculum

Next Start Date: August 2019

The program will include 126 semester units which will include 51 semester units of general education that is in alignment with the CSU-GE Breadth requirements and 75 semester units of coursework specific to Occupational Therapy Assistant.

Requirements for application: This program is only available to students who have already received a degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant from an accredited school.For information on SAC's Occupational Therapy Assistant program, click HERE!

Course Sequence
Fifth Semester	Units
Psych 210 - Statistics for Behavioral Science	4
OS 301 Therapeutic Approaches to the Older Adult	3
Physics 109 - Survey of General Physics	4
OS 304 Movement Theory & Analysis	3
Sixth Semester
Math 319 Quantitative Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals	4
Sociology 100 - Introduction to Sociology	3
CMST 307 Health Communication	3
OS 312 Advanced Practice Areas in OT	3
Seventh Semester
Philosophy 108 - Ethics	3
OS 305 Advanced Pediatric Practice for the OTA	3
OS 325 Applying Research to Occupational Therapy Intervention	3
OS 403 Leadership skills for the OTA	2
OS 310 Community-based OT	3
Eighth Semester
OS 412 Capstone seminar	3
OS 410 Healthcare Systems	3
OS 402 Neuro Principles in Human Performance	4
SOC 401 Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healing	3
Total Units	126
Bolded classes are upper division Non-bolded classes are lower division and equivalent classes can be taken at other colleges or before entering the program

Lower Division General Education
There are some general education courses that will need to be taken in addition to those required by the AS/AA in OTA to meet CSU-GE Breadth requirements and as prerequisites for upper division general education. Students should have transcripts evaluated by one of the SAC career technical education counselors prior to taking additional general education courses.

Next Information Sessions: 2/19/2019, 3/19/2019, 4/23/2019

Application Period:
Application Period for August 2019 will be from 1/9/2019 to 5/10/2019. Please click on Application Materials for steps to apply

Writing Sample: Dates coming soon!

Cost: $46 per unit for lower division courses and $130 for upper division courses

Schedule: The program has been scheduled to meet the needs of the working adult with classes offered online, hybrid, and on campus evenings, and Saturdays.

Program Completion Time: The Baccalaureate Program in Occupational Studies takes two years to complete; as your COTA degree counts towards the first two years of the coursework.

For More Information Contact: Michelle Parolise
parolise_michelle@sac.edu
714-564-6833

Contact: Marcella Hernandez
hernandez_marcella@sac.edu or
Daniel Perzaz peraza_daniel@sac.edu
To set up an advising appointment
714-564-6254

Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment Committee Information

OS Program Brochure.pdf