Pre-Occupational Therapy

There are six schools that offer occupational therapy programs in Texas, all at the master’s level. Composite course prerequisites include 19 semester hours of biology (including medical terminology); four hours of inorganic chemistry; four hours of physics; six hours of mathematics; nine hours of English; nine hours of psychology; six hours of sociology; and the remainder in history, political science and humanities, kinesiology and electives. Additionally, most schools require 20 to 40 hours of field observation time in support of the application, and one school requires the Health Occupations Aptitude Exam.