Prospective Students: Why Choose St. Andrew’s University?
- Enter as a freshman and gain direct admission into the OTA program
- Enjoy small classes, labs and seminars where you receive personalized attention from faculty
- Faculty bring real life clinical experience into your classes to help you reach your career goals and aspirations
- Enhance your critical thinking skills with a liberal arts education. The curriculum is designed to combine coursework in the arts, humanities and sciences in addition to
your occupational therapy professional studies. - Studies show that teamwork across clinical specialties improves patient outcomes. The unique nature of the program includes rich interprofessional experiences so that you
can expand your intellectual skills and stand out as an expert clinician in the field. - Students who live in residence halls tend to perform better academically and are more engaged on campus.
- Join a dynamic pre-professional degree program that has diverse career opportunities and high career placement rates
Estimated Program Costs and Fees
| Current Cost | BSOTA Program
Pre-OTA 2020 – 2022 |
BSOTA Program
Core-OTA 2022 – 2024 |
| Tuition | 56, 088.90 | 59, 504.70 |
| Books | 2, 131.50 | 2, 261.32 |
| Fees | 2, 030 | 2, 153.63 |
| OTA program additional Fee (Core only) | 1, 000 | |
| Room & Board* – freshman, sophomores’, juniors required (includes double room standard residence hall, 23 meals/week, fees) | 20, 909 | 10,927.27* |
| Admissions Deposit | 300 | |
| Science Laboratory Fee, per course $49 | 100 | 150 |
| Student Health Insurance* (Adjusted Annually for Cost) | 4, 250 | 4, 250 |
| Graduation Fee | 300 |
Illustration based on a 3% increase annually, however fees are subject to change.
*Off-campus, transfer and commuter students may apply for exemptions/room and board credit
Specific BSOTA Program Costs
Criminal Background Check, Drug Screen, Immunization Tracker – $105
Physical – $100
OTA Program Uniform – $150
Name Tag – $5
Drug screen recheck as required by specific sites – $40
Background recheck as required by specific sites – $25
Student OTA Membership – $75/year
CPR/BLS Certification – $75
Professional Liability Insurance (per school year) – $20
Financial Assistance & Scholarships
The institution provides financial assistance to students who demonstrate academic and co-curricular merit and financial need to assist them and their families in meeting the cost of attendance. Students are encouraged to contact the Office of Student Financial Aid early in their Institutional choice process by calling 910-277-5778 or by email at finaid@sa.edu.
The goal of all institutional financial assistance programs is to help academically qualified students benefit from the educational programs. Most financial assistance is determined by a combination of the student’s academic and co- curricular records and financial need. Students who demonstrate exceptional academic or athletic ability may qualify for certain academic or athletic scholarships and grants regardless of demonstrated financial need. Financial assistance can be a combination of institutional funds, state & federal funds, grants, scholarships, work-study, and other loans.
Comprehensive Scholarship awards are available for all incoming students. Examples of scholarship awards include:
- In State & Out of State Academic Scholarships
- Graduate School Alumnae Scholarships
- Transfer Student Scholarships
- Pre-OTA (for students assigned to the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 core only)
- Equestrian Competitive Scholarships
- Equestrian Club Scholarships
- Honors Scholarship
- HOSA
- Athletic Scholarships
- Therapeutic Horsmanship
Click here for a comprehensive list of scholarship opportunities or speak to your admissions counselor regarding financial assistance.
Learn More | Admission Requirements | Technical Skills and Essential Requirements
Accreditation Status | Forms | Current Students
Integrated Curriculum Sequence of Courses Occupational Therapy Assistant Bachelor of Science with a Minor in Health Services Administration
| SCHEDULE OF COURSES | |||
| Pre-OTA Status (First Year) – FOUNDATIONAL PHASE | |||
| 1st Year (General Education) | |||
| FALL | SPRING | ||
| WRT 110 | Composition I (3 Credits) | WRT 120 | Composition II (3 Credits) |
| SAGE 125 | First Year Experience (3 Credits) | DEP 200 | Lifespan Development (3 Credits) |
| BIO 221 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab (4 Credits) |
MAT 225 | Introduction to Statistics (3 Credits) |
| Humanities (SAGE Breadth Requirement) (3 Credits) | BIO 222 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab (4 Credits) | |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology (3 credits) | HSC 354 | Basic Principles of Disease (3 Credits) |
| TOTAL | 16 credits | TOTAL | 16 credits |
| SUB – TOTAL | 34 credit Hours | ||
| SUMMER | |||
| BIO111 | Medical Terminology (2 Credits) | ||
| OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTING CORE COURSES (Last 3 Years) – PROFESSIONAL PHASE | |||
| 2nd Year | |||
| FALL | SPRING | ||
| OTH 200C | Foundations of Occupational Therapy Practice with Lab (4 Credits) | Arts & Aesthetics (SAGE Breadth Requirement) (3 Credits) | |
| OTH 315C | Functional Anatomy & Kinesiology I with Lab (4 Credits) | OTH 330C | Analysis of Occupational Performance Across the Lifespan I with Lab (4 Credits) |
| SAGE 230 | Human Thought and Culture I (3 Credits) | OTH 320C | Functional Anatomy & Kinesiology II with Lab (4 Credits) |
| HSA 210 | Cultural Competency in HSA (3 Credits) | HSA 126 | Accounting for Healthcare (3 Credits) |
| HSA 100 | Principles of Health Services Administration (3 Credits) | SAGE 240 | Human Thought and Culture II (3 Credits) |
| TOTAL | 17 credits | TOTAL | 17 credits |
| SUB-TOTAL | 34 Credit Hours | ||
| GRAND TOTAL | 68 Credit Hours | ||
| OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTING CORE COURSES (Last 2 Years) – PROFESSIONAL PHASE | ||||
| 3rd Year | ||||
| FALL | SPRING | |||
| OTH 310C | OT Skills and Interventions in Mental Health Practice with Lab (4 Credits) | OTH 250C | Musculoskeletal Conditions & Interventions with Lab (4 Credits) | |
| OTH 305C | Pediatric Interventions with Lab (4 Credits) | OTH 340L | Level I Fieldwork A (1 Credits) | |
| SAGE 381 | Transitions (1 Credit) | HSA 337 | Healthcare Finance (3 Credits) | |
| HSA 310 | Research Methods in Healthcare (3 Credits) | HSA 301 | Healthcare Setting Analysis (3 Credits) | |
| HSA 225 | Ethics in Healthcare (3 Credits) | HSA 315 | Public Policy in Healthcare (3 Credits) | |
| OTH 335 | Seminar I (1 Credit) | |||
| TOTAL | 15 credits | TOTAL | 15 credits | |
| SUB-TOTAL | 31 Credit Hours | |||
| 4th Year (OTA Core Courses) | ||||
| FALL | SPRING | |||
| OTH 405C | Advanced Clinical Interventions with Lab (4 Credits) | OTH 420 | Baccalaureate Project (3 Credits) | |
| OTH 410C | Analysis of Occupational Performance Across the Lifespan II with Lab (4 Credits) | OTH 425L | Level II Fieldwork A (6 Credits) | |
| OTH 415 | Seminar II (1 Credit) | OTH 430L | Level II Fieldwork B (6 Credits) | |
| OTH 345L | Level I Fieldwork B (1 Credit) | |||
| OTH 400C | Neuromuscular Conditions & Interventions with Lab (4 Credits) | |||
| SAGE 450 | Global Issues and Ethical Responsibilities (3 Credits) | |||
| TOTAL | 17 credits | TOTAL | 15 credits | |
| SUB-TOTAL | 30 Credit Hours | |||
| GRAND-TOTAL | 61 Credit Hours | |||
| CREDITS REQUIRED FOR MAJOR | 130 Credit Hours | |||