Professional Options in the Health Sciences

Touro College offers a joint B.S. / M.S. degree in Occupational Therapy and Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree through its School of Health Sciences, located both in New York City and Bay Shore, Long Island. Lander College for Men students enjoy preferential admissions to these highly competitive programs. Prerequisite courses for admission to these programs are offered at Lander College for College and then students continue on the School of Health Sciences. Qualified students may also separately apply and be admitted to The School of Health Sciences directly from high school, after being accepted to Lander College for Men. Applicants must have an SAT score of at least 1100 and an overall average of at least 85. Upon completion of the prerequisite courses at the Lander College for Men, and all other admission requirements, students admitted to these programs may immediately continue with the professional phase of their education. For additional information about admission to the School of Health Sciences call or write Touro College, School of Health Sciences, 1700 Union Blvd., Bay Shore, NY 11706 Tel. (631) 665-1600 x255.

Occupational Therapy

Touro College offers a three-year, upper-division curriculum leading to a combined Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Health Sciences and Master of Science (MS) degree in Occupational Therapy. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) examination. Core course requirements for admission include the satisfactory completion of at least 60 liberal arts and sciences credits including:

Required Science Courses (12 credits)

  • BIO 101 Principles of Biology I 4
  • BIO102 Principles of Biology II 4

one of the following:

  • CPC 101 Inorganic Chemistry I 4
  • CPP 101 General Physics I 4

Other Required Courses (48 credits)

  • LLE 101 English Composition I 3
  • LLE 102 English Composition II 3
  • MAT 120 Pre-Calculus 3
  • MAT 261 Statistics for Social Science Majors 3
  • PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology 3
  • PSY 201 Developmental Psychology 3
  • PSY 335 Abnormal Psychology 3
  • SOC 103 Introduction to Sociology 3
  • Additional Social Sciences/Humanities Courses 24

Total Credits 60

Note: Students are required to have current CPR certification and to complete 100 hours of volunteer work under the supervision of a Licensed Occupational Therapist. Note: Science course work taken by students for Occupational or Physical Therapy should be designed for science majors. No more than 9 credits in one specific subject area may be taken in satisfying the 24 credit social science/humanities requirement.