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Additional Professional Organizations:

Arkansas State Medical Board
1401 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 340
Little Rock, AR 72201-2936
Tel: 501-296-1802
www.armedicalboard.org

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
One Bank Street Suite 300
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Tel: 301-990-7979
www.nbcot.org

Professional Curriculum
The curriculum is offered to selected individuals. After successful completion of the required credits, the
student may qualify for occupational therapy assistant graduation candidacy. An Associate of Applied
Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant from the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College
is earned upon graduation. In addition, graduates earn a certificate of completion from the BHCLR-
SOTA.

The curriculum design reflects the mission and philosophy of the institutions and provides the basis for
program planning, implementation, and evaluation. The design identifies educational objectives and
directs selection of content, scope, and sequencing of coursework.
The curriculum consists of eight (8) general education, art and science courses, and thirteen (13) technical
courses specific to the occupational therapy profession and practice. One (1) course in Spiritual
Perspectives is included to reflect the Baptist Health culture. New Student Orientation precedes the first
semester of courses to orient individuals to Baptist Health and student life at BHCLR-SOTA.

The curriculum total of twenty-two (22) courses, providing seventy (70) credits, reflects a broad
foundation of the liberal arts and sciences. This foundation of the biological, physical, and social and
behavioral sciences supports the knowledge of occupational therapy as it relates to the life cycle.

The curriculum design reflects a layered learning approach and at completion of each semester, the
student must have demonstrated the specified competencies for that semester in order to progress to the
next semester of study.

Prerequisite Credits:
ENGL 1013* English Composition I 3
MATH 1103* College Algebra 3
PSYC 1103* Psychology & the Human Experience 3
Subtotal 9

Fall-Semester I:
ENGL 1023* English Composition II 3
NA* Structure & Function of the Human Body 4
CPSI 1003* Computer Concepts 3
BOTA 1114 Fundamentals of OTA I 4
BOTA 1113 Medical Terminology for OTA 3
BOTA 1112 Level I Fieldwork I 2
Subtotal 19

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