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Prerequisites for MOT Degree Program

 

FOR APPLICANTS WITH AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE

Prior to matriculation, applicants with an undergraduate or graduate degree in another field from a regionally accredited college or university must complete the following prerequisites:

Courses Semester-hours
Psychology
6
Anatomy and physiology with lab or 4 semester hours of anatomy with lab and 3-4 semester hours of physiology
4
Physics with lab
3-4
Biology with lab
3-4
Human growth and development or developmental psychology (must cover infancy through aging)
3
Statistics
3

Applicants must demonstrate basic computer and word-processing competency.

Applicants are required to submit official scores from the GRE. These scores must be less than five years old.

FOR APPLICANTS WITH 90 SEMESTER HOURS

Prior to matriculation, applicants who possess a minimum of 90 semester hours of baccalaureate study with a minimum of 30 semester hours at the junior and/or senior level, but who do not hold a baccalaureate degree, must complete the following prerequisites:

Courses Semester-hours
Psychology
6
Anatomy and physiology with lab or 4 semester hours of anatomy with lab and 3-4 semester hours of physiology
4
Physics with lab
3-4
Biology with lab
3-4
Human growth and development or developmental psychology
3
Statistics
3
Humanities (art, music appreciation, literature, foreign language, history, philosophy, religion, linguistics, critical theory, classics)
9
English composition
6
Social science (anthropology, sociology, geography, political science, government, economics, culture studies, gerontology, or recreation and leisure studies)
3

Applicants must demonstrate basic computer and word-processing competency.

Applicants are required to submit official scores from the GRE. These scores must be less than five years old.

RECOMMENDED COURSES FOR ALL APPLICANTS:

Courses Semester-hours
Ethics
3
Public speaking
3
Physics, including laboratory
4
Theories of personality
3
Anthropology
3
Sociology
3
Logic/Philosophy
3
Physiology
3
Kinesiology
3

Upon review of an applicant's individual record, the committee on admissions may require additional coursework and testing as a condition of acceptance. The dean is empowered to evaluate the total qualifications of every applicant and to modify requirements in unusual circumstances.

Please direct questions to the Admissions Office at 1-800-356-0026 ext. 21110 or 21118.

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