Curriculum Sequence for Graduate Occupational Therapy Students
First Year: 27 Credits
| 1st Trimester: Fall | 2nd Trimester Spring | 3rd Trimester: Summer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| OT 534 Tools of Practice I | 6 | OT 545 Professional Practice Skills I | 6 | OT 542 Childhood and OT Practice | 6 |
| OT 536 Foundations of Occupational Therapy | 3 | OT 544 Clinical Conditions | 3 | OT 664 Research in OT | 3 |
Second Year: 27 Credits
| 1st Trimester: Fall | 2nd Trimester Spring | 3rd Trimester: Summer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| OT 643 Adolescence & OT Practice | 6 | OT 653 Adulthood I | 6 | OT 654 Adulthood II | 6 |
| OT 662 Fieldwork Level I Seminar | 3 | OT 756 Research Symposium | 3 | OT 649 Management & Leadership in OT Practice | 3 |
Third Year: 15 Credits
| 1st Trimester: Fall | 2nd/3rd Trimester Spring/Summer) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| OT 753 Maturity and OT Practice | 6 | OT 764 Fieldwork Level II A* | 3 |
| OT 754 Advanced Practice | 3 | OT 765 Fieldwork Level II B* | 3 |
* Upon completion of the academic curriculum, students are required to complete 6 months of clinical affiliation, taken as 2 full-time, three-month fieldwork experiences, which carry three units of credit each (see OT 764 – OT 765). These full-time fieldwork placements are considered the equivalent of full-time enrollment for students and must be completed within 18 months following completion of academic coursework. Students need to plan as working during the Level II Fieldwork Experiences is not permitted.
** The didactic portion of the curriculum sequence must be completed within 150% of the normal sequence length.
Weekend format – live and on-campus classes scheduled every 2 or 3 weekends, 6 total weekends every trimester, all year round; Friday evenings 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.; Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Additional asynchronous instruction and supplemental assignments must be completed between every weekend session.
One-Weekday-Per-Week format – on-campus classes are scheduled on 12 weekdays (Wednesdays) per trimester, all year round. Classes run from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Additional asynchronous instruction and supplemental assignments must be completed between every weekday session.