OTCAS Course Subjects

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Overview

When completing the Transcript Entry section, you select your course subjects from a standardized list that was created in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). These course subjects fall into categories that OTCAS uses to help calculate several GPAs. All course subjects are included in an overall GPA calculation, including course subjects not listed here.

If you're not sure which course subject to choose based on your course's title, default to the department the course is offered through. During verification, our team will update any course subjects that were incorrectly listed.

If you disagree with a course subject selected during verification, refer to Disputing and Correcting Course Subjects and GPAs for information on how to dispute a course subject decision. You can only dispute the subject assigned to your course; you cannot dispute the GPA that subject factors into.

OTCAS Course Subject List

Note: to quickly locate a course subject, use CTRL+F on a PC or Command+F on a Mac.

Subject GPA Category	Course Subject
Humanities	Accounting Acting Administration of Justice Agribusiness Agriculture American Sign Language American Studies Arabic Archeology Architecture Art Art History Basic Composition Basic Computer Skills/Computer Basics Bible Literature Business Business Administration Classics Communications Community Planning Composition Computer Applications Creative Writing Dance Debate Early Childhood Education Economics Education English English as a Second Language Ergonomics Ethics Excel Fashion Design Film/Media Finance Fire Aid/Firefighting Folklore Food Management Foreign Languages Forestry French Geographic Information Systems Geography German Global Studies Government Graphic Design Health Education Health Science Administration History Honors Core Horticulture Humanities Hygiene Information Systems Information Technology Intellectual Heritage Internet Journalism Law Law Enforcement Library Science Linguistics Literature Logic Management Marketing Massage Media Studies Medical Ethics Medical Terminology Military Science Mosaic Music Office Technology Organizational Studies Orientation Personal Health Philosophy Photography Physical Education Poetry Political Science Public Administration Public Affairs/Administration Public Policy Public Relations Public Speaking Qualitative Analysis Range Management Reading Recreation Religion Rhetoric Spanish Special Topics Sports Administration Teaching Science Technical Writing Theater Theater Literature Theology Typing Urban Planning Western Civilization Wildlife Word Processing Writing
Mathematics	Algebra Analytical Geometry Behavioral Statistics Bioinformatics Biometry/Biometrics Biostatistics Calculus Chemical Math Computer Programming Computer Science Informatics Linear Algebra Math Analysis Mathematics Quantitative Analysis Statistics Trigonometry
Natural Science	Analytic Chemistry Anatomy & Physiology Anatomy Armchair Chemistry Bacteriology Basic Chemistry Biochemistry Biodiversity Biological Chemistry Biology Biomedical Science Biomolecules Bioorganic Chemistry Biophysics Botany Cellular & Molecular Biology Cellular Biology Cellular Physiology Chemistry Cytology/Cytotechnology Developmental Biology Ecology Electricity & Light Electricity Embryology Endocrinology Entomology Eukaryotics Evolution Genetics Genomics Gynecology Heat Hematology Histology Immunology Inorganic Chemistry Intro to Chemistry Light Limnology Magnetism Marine Biology Marine Science Mechanical Heat Mechanics Medical Chemistry Metabolism Microbiology Micro-Organisms Molecular Biology Natural Science Neural Mechanisms Neurobiology Neurology Neuroscience Nuclear Physics Optics Organic Chemistry Parasitology Pathology Pathophysiology Pharmaceutical Chemistry Phlebotomy Physical Biochemistry Physical Chemistry Physics Physiological Chemistry Physiological Science Physiology Plant Biology Population Biology Prokaryote Physiology Structure & Bonds Structure & Reaction Thermodynamics Virology Zoology
Other	Acupuncture Aerospace Studies Animal Behavior Animal Science Astronomy Athletic Training Atmospheric Science Audiology Biobehavioral Health Bioengineering Bioethics Biomechanics Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology Chemical Engineering Chinese Internal Medicine Chiropractic Medicine Civil Engineering Clinical Sciences Communication Science Disorders Conservation CPR Dental Assisting Dental Hygiene Dentistry Dietetics Disease Earth Science Electronics Emergency Med-Tech Engineering Environmental Health Environmental Science Environmental Studies Epidemiology Exercise Physiology Exercise Science First Aid Food Science Forensic Sciences Geology Gerontology/Aging Health Health Services Health Technology Herbology Human Geography Human Movement Kinesiology Locomotion Studies Medical Technology Medicine Meteorology Motor Control Movement Science Natural Resources Nuclear Nursing Nutrition Occupational Therapy Oceanography Optometry Oriental Medicine Other Health Prof Paramedic Pharmacology Pharmacy Phonetics Physical Anthropology Physical Geography Physical Sciences Physical Therapy Physical Therapy Assistant Physician Assistant Plant Plant Sciences Podiatry Public Health Radiation Therapy Radiology Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapy Science Reading/Writing Sonography Speech and Hearing Disorders Speech and Hearing Science Sports Medicine Sports Sciences Surgery Tech Therapeutic Exercise Toxicology Veterinary
Social Science	Abnormal Psychology Adolescent Psychology African American Studies Anthropology Asian American Studies Behavioral Sciences Bilingual/Bicultural Studies Biological Anthropology Biological Psychology Brain and Behavior Child Psychology Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Science Community Health Counseling Criminal Justice Criminology Cultural Geography Cultural Studies Death & Dying Developmental Psychology Educational Psychology Ethnic Studies Family and Consumer Sciences Family Studies Growth & Development Human Behavior Human Development Human Sexuality Latina/o American Studies Life Span Development Marriage/Family Multicultural Studies Native American Studies Neuropsychology Psychobiology Psychology Psychopharmacology Queer Studies Sensorimotor Development Sexuality Studies Social Ecology Social Justice Studies Social Psychology Social Science Social Sciences Social Welfare Social Work Sociology Sports Psychology Women's Studies