Occupational Therapy’s purpose is to promote improvement of health and self-sufficiency. The field involves evaluating patients’ abilities and disabilities and establishing goals and methods of treatment. Treatment methods include light handicrafts, sports, vocational skills and training to overcome specific disabilities. Typical activities include helping a patient with a disability find activities that encourage growth and development, helping a patient with a neurological handicap overcome poor coordination and communication, or helping a senior citizen adjust to the special problems of aging and maintaining optimum physical function.
Midlands Technical College works cooperatively with Greenville Technical College (GTC) to offer the first year of the two-year GTC associate degree program. Students must make direct application to Greenville Technical College to complete their degree requirements. Completion of Phase I does not guarantee admission to Phase II.
In addition to the college’s placement test and the admissions requirements of the Health Sciences department, specific admission criteria to the Pre-Occupational Therapy Assistant program include:
Acceptable admission criteria:
HOBET 50 percent composite (minimum reading 50 percent; mathematics 50 percent; algebra 50 percent) and MTC writing sample score of 30; or
SAT 910 (minimum critical reading 430, minimum mathematics 440) and MTC writing sample score of 30; or
ACT 19 (minimum verbal 18, mathematics 23) and MTC writing sample score of 30; or
Successful completion of the Pre-Health Care Certificate with a 2.5 GPA and a "C" or higher in each course; or
An Associate degree or higher.
Specific criteria for Phase II Admissions to Greenville Technical College OTA Program includes:
Completion of 20 hours of observation
Completion of Pre-OTA Certificate with a 2.5 GPA
Selection for admission to Phase II based on Weighted Admission Score Ranking.
Interested students should review admission information for the Greenville Technical College OTA Program at www.gvltec.edu/ota
NOTE: Admission to the first phase of the program at Midlands Technical College does not guarantee admission to the second phase at Greenville Technical College.
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Credit Hours |
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| BIO 210 | Anatomy and Physiology I ** |
4.0 |
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| BIO 211 | Anatomy and Physiology II ** |
4.0 |
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| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers |
3.0 |
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| ENG 101 | English Composition I |
3.0 |
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| ENG 102 | English Composition II |
3.0 |
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| MAT 120 | Probability and Statistics 1 |
3.0 |
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| PSY 201 | General Psychology |
3.0 |
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| PSY 203 | Human Growth and Development 2 |
3.0 |
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| SPC 205 | Public Speaking 3 |
3.0 |
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| Approved Humanities Course |
3.0 |
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| General Elective |
3.0 |
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Total Credit Hours: |
35.0 |
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| ** | Science courses and CPT 101 should be delayed until the student is ready to transfer. These courses are valid for no more than five years at Greenville Technical College. | ||
| 1 MAT 110 - College Algebra may be substituted. | |||
| 2 PSY 212 - Abnormal Psychology may be substituted | |||
| 3 SPC 209 - Interpersonal Communication may be substituted | |||