Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required to Earn the Degree: 116
Required Courses:
Year 1 | ||
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Summer II | Credit Hours | |
°¿°Õ±á¸éÌý5002 | Theoretical Perspectives of Occupation | 2 |
°¿°Õ±á¸éÌý5005 | Neuroscience Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 4 |
°¿°Õ±á¸éÌý8002 | Clinical Skills I: Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
Ìý | Credit Hours | 8 |
Fall | ||
OTHRÌý5001 | Developmental Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
OTHRÌý5008 | Kinesiology Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 4 |
OTHRÌý5013 | Medical Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
OTHRÌý5014 | Person-Environment Dynamics in Occupation | 1 |
OTHRÌý5019 | Theoretical Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
OTHRÌý5151 | Research I: Evidence-Based Practice in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
OTHRÌý8003 | Clinical Skills II: Fundamentals of Practice | 2 |
Ìý | Credit Hours | 17 |
Spring | ||
OTHRÌý5003 | Group Dynamics in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
OTHRÌý5105 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Children & Youth | 5 |
OTHRÌý5152 | Research II: Design and Methodologies in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
OTHRÌý5185 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IA | 1 |
OTHRÌý5222 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Adults and Older Adults | 5 |
Ìý | Credit Hours | 16 |
Year 2 | ||
Summer I | ||
OTHRÌý5161 | Occupational Therapy Service Delivery & Management | 3 |
OTHRÌý5219 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Community and Social Participation | 3 |
OTHRÌý5285 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IB | 1 |
Ìý | Credit Hours | 7 |
Fall | ||
HRPRÌý8985 | Teaching in Higher Education: Health Professions | 3 |
OTHRÌý5104 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Mental Health | 5 |
OTHRÌý5221 | Health & Wellness in the Community | 3 |
OTHRÌý5286 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IC | 1 |
OTHRÌý8104 | Clinical Skills III: Specialty Skills in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
Ìý | Credit Hours | 14 |
Spring | ||
HRPRÌý8987 | Teaching in Higher Education Practicum | 3 |
OTHRÌý5123 | Occupational Therapy Practice: Assistive Technology | 4 |
OTHRÌý8105 | Clinical Skills IV: Professional Reasoning in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
OTHRÌý8107 | International Health Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
OTHRÌý8286 | Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy I: Topic Development | 2 |
Ìý | Credit Hours | 13 |
Year 3 | ||
Summer I | ||
OTHRÌý5287 | Intensive Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IIA | 9 |
OTHRÌý8287 | Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy II: Capstone Site and Project Proposal | 3 |
Ìý | Credit Hours | 12 |
Fall | ||
OTHRÌý5288 | Intensive Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IIB | 9 |
Ìý | Credit Hours | 9 |
Spring | ||
OTHRÌý8288 | Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy III: Capstone Experience | 9 |
OTHRÌý8289 | Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy IV: Implementation and Evaluation | 3 |
Ìý | Credit Hours | 12 |
Year 4 | ||
Summer I | ||
HRPRÌý5001 | Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health and Health Professions 1 | 0 |
OTHRÌý8206 | Clinical Skills V: Clinical Leadership | 2 |
OTHRÌý8208 | 3 | |
OTHRÌý8291 | Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy V: Analysis and Dissemination | 3 |
Ìý | Credit Hours | 8 |
Ìý | Total Credit Hours | 116 |
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This common College Core course is required of all incoming graduate students in the College of Public Health. It is available completely online and designed such that students can complete the modules at their own pace over the course of their degree program.
Minimum Grade to be Earned for All Required Courses: B-. Students receiving a C+ or lower are not permitted to progress into the next semester. A student must take a leave of absence and return the following year to retake a course that received a C+ or lower.
Culminating Events:
Intensive Fieldwork Practica:
Students may be required to travel up to 90 minutes from their place of residence to a Level I or II clinical site.
Level I: Students participate in a variety of Level I fieldwork experiences that are largely local. However, opportunities do exist for international Level I field experiences.
Level II: Two 12-week supervised full-time fieldwork experiences are required for degree completion. Level II fieldwork is completed upon completion of all academic courses.ÌýStudents are assigned to Level II fieldwork either locally or in another state. No international Level II fieldwork experiences are available.Ìý
Doctoral Capstone Project and Experience:
The doctoral capstone series is interwoven throughout the curriculum to ensure students build foundational knowledge in the critical consumption of evidence and research, understanding of translation and production of research, and the importance of assessment and dissemination of outcomes. Through the capstone course series, students learn to develop, implement and assess a culminating project that encourages further development of clinical practice skills, research skills, administration, leadership, program policy and development, advocacy or education.
The capstone is designed to ensure students attain in-depth knowledge and skill in their interest area while supporting °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø’s clinical and community partners throughout the 14-week experience.
Students must complete 24 weeks of Level II fieldwork as well as an individual 14-week capstone experience within 18 months following the completion of the didactic portion of the program. The doctoral capstone experience must be started after completion of all coursework and Level II fieldwork as well as completion of preparatory activities defined in 2018 ACOTE OTD Standard D.1.3.Ìý