Certificate of Achievement, Pre-Occupational Therapy
Huntington Beach, USA
Advanced Certificate
DURATION
2 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2026
TUITION FEES
USD 5,953 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* $11,906 per year
Key Summary
About: The Certificate of Achievement in Pre-Occupational Therapy at Golden West College (GWC) in Huntington Beach, California, completes sciences, social sciences, and statistics prerequisites for most graduate occupational therapy programs. The curriculum aligns with American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) expectations and supports applications to master's degree programs. GWC serves a diverse student body near Westminster's "Little Saigon" and popular attractions.
Career Outcomes: Graduates typically apply to master's occupational therapy programs; they can also enter the workforce as occupational therapy assistants, rehabilitation aides, research assistants, or healthcare support staff, or take roles in clinical settings, community health, pediatrics, geriatrics, program coordination.
The Pre-Occupational Therapy certificate satisfies prerequisite coursework for most graduate-level programs in this field. This certificate program offers students the opportunity to complete the required sciences, social sciences, and statistics coursework. The certificate focuses on providing students who want to apply to an occupational therapy master’s degree program with certification by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Name the basic structures of the human body.
- Identify biological, social, and developmental stages across the lifespan.
- Identify normal and abnormal physiological values.
- Apply statistical modeling to data sets in the social and behavioral sciences.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIOL G220 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| PSYC G118 | Life Span Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| BIOL G225 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| PSYC G255 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 3-6 |
| or STAT C1000E | Introduction to Statistics | |
| or PSYC G140 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | |
| or SOC G125 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology | |
| or ECON G160 | Statistics for Business and Economics | |
| Total Units | 17-20 |