Occupational therapists serve patients of all ages in a variety of settings. Our students complete graduate-level coursework and 6 months of full-time clinical fieldwork. During clinical rotations, students visit rehabilitation facilities, long-term care facilities, sheltered workshops, homes, community agencies, and industrial sites. During this time students have the opportunity to experience patient setting they might enter upon graduation and licensure.
The ACOTE accreditation process for the OTD program is a 3 step process. We have been granted Candidacy Status and the first OTD class began in Summer 2018.
The OTD program consists of 114 semester credit hours of graduate-level coursework, including 6 months of full-time clinical fieldwork, and a doctoral capstone experience.
See the requirements to apply to our hands-on program.
Employment of occupational therapists is projected to grow 29 percent from 2012 to 2022.
Learn more about tuition costs and fees
The program of Occupational Therapy is accredited by ACOTE and the average three graduation rate is 98 percent
Our faculty is committed to students success, with over 80 years of teaching experience combined.
This program is a part of the Department of Occupational Therapy.
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"The best advice I have received so far is to ‘keep an open mind’ because the world of OT is diverse and far-reaching; at the most fundamental level having an open mind alongside an open heart will serve you well in any profession as well as in life in general." Janna Roberts
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of full-time clinical fieldwork