3-2 Occupational Therapy Dual-Degree
The 3-2 occupational therapy program leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree from Drury University and the Master of Science in occupational therapy (MSOT) degree from Washington University in St. Louis. You will spend your first three years at Drury University and the final two years at Washington University.
How You Will Earn a B.A. Degree from Drury
- Complete the Drury liberal arts component
- Complete requirements for a department major at Drury
- Complete the courses listed below
- A year in the occupational therapy program at Washington University
How You Will Earn a M.S. Occupational Therapy from Washington University
- Satisfactory completion of all academic requirements
- One more year of graduate academic work at Washington University
- Complete six months of fieldwork
The 3-3 Dual-Degree Program Option
A 3-3 occupational therapy program is also available to the student who wishes to pursue an occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) degree at Washington University. The OTD degree requires:
- Satisfactory completion of an additional year of graduate academic work at Washington University (three years total)
- Six months of fieldwork
- Four months of apprenticeship
Washington University Admission Requirements
Prior to entering Washington University, the student must have completed at least 90 hours of transferable college credit. The specific course prerequisites for admission to Washington University include a minimum of the following:
- Upper Level Life Science (3 hours)
- Physiology (3 hours)
- Abnormal Psychology (3 hours)
- Developmental Psychology (3 hours)
- Additional Social Sciences (3 hours)
- Statistics: Behavioral, Mathematical, or Educational (3 hours)
Recommended courses at Drury include:
An introduction to the gross and microscopic anatomy of the human body. Mammalian examples of major systems are studied in the laboratory. Lecture and laboratory.
This course examines the organization and function of the human body as a whole and the interrelations of its various systems, organs, tissues, and cells. Lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisite: CRIM 102 or PSYC 101.
Following a brief introduction to personality theories, the course focuses on the etiology, classification and treatment of behavior disorders.
Study of the major theories of and influences on human development from conception through death, including the biological, cognitive, linguistic, emotional, social and cultural dimensions of development. Special emphasis on change processes.
This is a survey course providing a study of the behavior of living organisms, particularly human behavior. Typical problems are methods and measurement in psychology, theoretical systems, learning, motivation, perception, personality and psychopathology.
An analysis of factors that are significant in the development of people as social beings. Consideration is given to the social group and culture as factors in this process.
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Prerequisite: CRIM 102 or PSYC 101 or SOCI 101. Co-requisite: BSCI 275-L.
This course provides an overview of descriptive and inferential techniques behavioral scientists use to help guide decision-making. Emphasis is given to hypothesis testing, to include coverage of t-tests, one-way ANOVA, regression, and correlation, as well as APA-formatting issues.
Co-requisite: BSCI 275.
A laboratory to complement Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. SPSS basics are emphasized.
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Prerequisite: One year of high school algebra.
A course to acquaint the student with the basic ideas and language of statistics including such topics such as descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, basic experimental design, elementary probability, binomial and normal distributions, estimation and test of hypotheses, and analysis of variance.
The student also must meet requirements for a major and graduation at Drury.
Applying to Washington University
Students who plan to have satisfactorily completed the prerequisite courses by the end of their junior year, have earned a grade of B or better in all prerequisite courses, and are recommended by Drury University faculty are invited to apply for admission to the MSOT program at Washington University School of Medicine. Application to Washington University should be submitted by February 1 for entrance the following fall and must include current GRE scores within the previous five years.
Students also must submit a petition to Drury’s Academic Affairs Committee requesting waiver of the senior residency. Tuition payments and financial aid awards are made to the school in which the student is currently enrolled (i.e., the first three years at Drury and the last two years at Washington University).