Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required to Earn the Degree: 116

Required Courses:

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Summer IICredit 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
ÌýCredit Hours8
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
ÌýCredit Hours17
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
ÌýCredit Hours16
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
ÌýCredit Hours7
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
ÌýCredit Hours14
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
ÌýCredit Hours13
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
ÌýCredit Hours12
Fall
OTHRÌý5288 Intensive Occupational Therapy Practice: Fieldwork IIB 9
ÌýCredit Hours9
Spring
OTHRÌý8288 Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy III: Capstone Experience 9
OTHRÌý8289 Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy IV: Implementation and Evaluation 3
ÌýCredit Hours12
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
ÌýCredit Hours8
ÌýTotal Credit Hours116
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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