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Masters in Occupational Therapy Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	*Int. Cr.*	Spr. Cr.	*Sum. Cr.*
First Year
MAJOR	OT 120 - (FYOC,FYDT) Foundations of Occupational Therapy	3
MAJOR	OT 121 - Occupational Performance			3
COGNATE	BIOL 110/L- BIOL 111/L (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology	4		4
COGNATE	PHYS 120/PHYS 120L - (E) General Physics I			4
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3
GE FYW	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy			3
GE S/BH	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology			3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ¹
		13		17
Second Year
MAJOR	OT 230 - Anatomy & Mechanics of Human Movement /OT 230L	3
MAJOR	OT 231 - Neuroanatomy of Function			3
MAJOR	OT 250 - (EPW) Scientific Writing and Information Literacy			3
COGNATE	PSYC 210 - (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences OR EDUC 120 - (Q) Applied Statistics	3
COGNATE	PSYC 225 - (S) Abnormal Psychology			3
COGNATE	PSYC 226 - (S) Lifespan Development: Cognitive and Biological			3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3		3
GE S/BH	SOC 110 - (S) Introduction to Sociology	3
GET/RS	T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective			3
		15		18
Third Year
MAJOR	OT 320 - Children and Youth Practice I / OT 320L — OT 321 - Children and Youth Practice II / OT 321L	3		3
MAJOR	OT 322 - Mental Health in Occupational Therapy Practice / OT 322L			3
MAJOR	OT 340 - Promoting Health and Well-Being			3
MAJOR	OT 350 - (EPW) Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods	3
MAJOR	OT 380 - Occupational Therapy Level I Clinical - I: Pediatrics ²		1
MAJOR	OT 381 - Occupational Therapy Level I Clinical - II: Psychosocial Rehabilitation ²				1
COGNATE	CHS 333 - (D) Multiculturalism in Counseling and Human Services — CHS 341 - Group Dynamics	3		3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 - Ethics	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 212 - (P) Medical Ethics , PHIL 316 - (P) American Perspectives on Health-Care Ethics , PHIL 329 - (P) Advanced Topics in Biomedical Ethics , T/RS 226 - (P) Faith and Healing: God and Contemporary Medicine , OR T/RS 332 - (P,D,EPW) Theology and Disability			3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3
		15	1	15	1
Fourth Year
MAJOR	OT 420 - The Occupational Therapy Process in Physical Rehabilitation I /OT 420L	3
MAJOR	OT 421 - The Occupational Therapy Process in Physical Rehabilitation II /OT 421L			3
MAJOR	OT 422 - The Functional Upper Extremity /OT 422L	3
MAJOR	OT 423 - (D) Occupational Therapy Practice in Adulthood and Aging			3
MAJOR	OT 424 - Functional Visual Performance			3
MAJOR	OT 450 - Supervision and Management	3
MAJOR	OT 480 - Occupational Therapy Level I Clinical III: Physical Rehabilitation ²		1
MAJOR	OT 492 - Research and Scholarship I			2
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT-Humanities Elective	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	3		3
		15	1	14
Fifth Year
MAJOR	OT 581 - OT Level II Fieldwork – I ³				6
MAJOR	OT 520 - Advanced Occupational Performance I	3
MAJOR	OT 521 - Advanced Occupational Performance II			3
MAJOR	OT 526 - Neurocognitive and Neuromotor Challenges: Assessments & Interventions	3
MAJOR	OT 525 - Occupational Therapy in Community Settings			3
MAJOR	OT 530 - Topics in Occupational Therapy I	1
MAJOR	OT 531 - Topics in Occupational Therapy II			1
MAJOR	OT 542 - Understanding Disability and the Therapeutic Relationship	3
MAJOR	OT 544 - Leadership Principles, Ethics and Pragmatics			3
MAJOR	OT 550 - Graduate Seminar in Theory	3
MAJOR	OT 592 - Research and Scholarship II	2
MAJOR	OT 593 - Research and Scholarship III			2
		15		12	6
Sixth Year (Summer)
MAJOR	OT 582 - OT Level II Fieldwork – II ³				6
					6
	Total Credits: 164 (Undergrad: 125; Grad: 39)

¹The selection of First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill the requirements for both First Year Seminar4 and General Education. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the Total Credits for the Semester. Talk to your advisor if you have questions.

²OT Level I Clinical I, II and III are each a minimum 40-hour and are completed in pediatric, mental health, and physical rehabilitation.

³Level II Fieldwork I and II are required 12-week clinical rotations that are completed on a full-time basis in different practice areas including physical rehabilitation, mental health, pediatrics, hand therapy, and community-based settings.

Doctorate in Occupational Therapy Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Int. Cr.	Spr. Cr.	*Sum. Cr.*
First Year
MAJOR	OT 120 - (FYOC,FYDT) Foundations of Occupational Therapy	3
MAJOR	OT 121 - Occupational Performance			3
COGNATE	BIOL 110/L- BIOL 111/L (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology	4		4
COGNATE	PHYS 120/PHYS 120L - (E) General Physics I			4
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3
GE FYW	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy			3
GE S/BH	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology			3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ¹
		13		17
Second Year
MAJOR	OT 230 - Anatomy & Mechanics of Human Movement /OT 230L	3
MAJOR	OT 231 - Neuroanatomy of Function			3
MAJOR	OT 250 - (EPW) Scientific Writing and Information Literacy			3
COGNATE	PSYC 210 - (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences OR EDUC 120 - (Q) Applied Statistics	3
COGNATE	PSYC 225 - (S) Abnormal Psychology			3
COGNATE	PSYC 226 - (S) Lifespan Development: Cognitive and Biological			3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3		3
GE S/BH	SOC 110 - (S) Introduction to Sociology	3
GET/RS	T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective			3
		15		18
Third Year
MAJOR	OT 320 - Children and Youth Practice I / OT 320L — OT 321 - Children and Youth Practice II / OT 321L	3		3
MAJOR	OT 322 - Mental Health in Occupational Therapy Practice / OT 322L			3
MAJOR	OT 340 - Promoting Health and Well-Being			3
MAJOR	OT 350 - (EPW) Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods	3
MAJOR	OT 380 - Occupational Therapy Level I Clinical - I: Pediatrics ²		1
MAJOR	OT 381 - Occupational Therapy Level I Clinical - II: Psychosocial Rehabilitation ²				1
COGNATE	CHS 333 - (D) Multiculturalism in Counseling and Human Services — CHS 341 - Group Dynamics	3		3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 - Ethics	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 212 - (P) Medical Ethics , PHIL 316 - (P) American Perspectives on Health-Care Ethics , PHIL 329 - (P) Advanced Topics in Biomedical Ethics , T/RS 226 - (P) Faith and Healing: God and Contemporary Medicine , OR T/RS 332 - (P,D,EPW) Theology and Disability			3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3
		15	1	15	1
Fourth Year
MAJOR	OT 420 - The Occupational Therapy Process in Physical Rehabilitation I /OT 420L	3
MAJOR	OT 421 - The Occupational Therapy Process in Physical Rehabilitation II /OT 421L			3
MAJOR	OT 422 - The Functional Upper Extremity /OT 422L	3
MAJOR	OT 423 - (D) Occupational Therapy Practice in Adulthood and Aging			3
MAJOR	OT 424 - Functional Visual Performance			3
MAJOR	OT 450 - Supervision and Management	3
MAJOR	OT 480 - Occupational Therapy Level I Clinical III: Physical Rehabilitation ²		1
MAJOR	OT 491 - Research and Scholarship I OTD	2
MAJOR	OT 493 - Research and Scholarship II OTD			2
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT-Humanities Elective	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	3		3
		17	1	14
Fifth Year
MAJOR	OT 581 - OT Level II Fieldwork – I ³				6
MAJOR	OT 520 - Advanced Occupational Performance I	3
MAJOR	OT 521 - Advanced Occupational Performance II			3
MAJOR	OT 526 - Neurocognitive and Neuromotor Challenges: Assessments & Interventions	3
MAJOR	OT 525 - Occupational Therapy in Community Settings			3
MAJOR	OT 530 - Topics in Occupational Therapy I	1
MAJOR	OT 531 - Topics in Occupational Therapy II			1
MAJOR	OT 542 - Understanding Disability and the Therapeutic Relationship	3
MAJOR	OT 550 - Graduate Seminar in Theory	3
MAJOR	OT 701 - Doctoral Capstone I	3
MAJOR	OT 702 - Doctoral Capstone II			3
		16		10	6
Sixth Year
MAJOR	OT 582 - OT Level II Fieldwork – II ³				6
MAJOR	OT 703 - Doctoral Capstone III	2
MAJOR	OT 744 - Advanced Leadership Principles, Ethics and Pragmatics	3
MAJOR	OT 750 - Advanced Assessment Across the Lifespan	3
MAJOR	OT 730 - Topics in Occupational Therapy III	1
MAJOR	OT 780 - Capstone Experience			6
		9		6	6
	Total Credits: 180 (Undergrad: 127; Grad: 53)

²OT Level I Clinical I, II and III are each a minimum 40-hour and are completed in pediatric, mental health, and physical rehabilitation.

Occupational Therapy

Masters in Occupational Therapy Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Fifth Year

Sixth Year (Summer)

Total Credits: 164 (Undergrad: 125; Grad: 39)

Doctorate in Occupational Therapy Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Fifth Year

Sixth Year

Total Credits: 180 (Undergrad: 127; Grad: 53)

Total Credits: 164
(Undergrad: 125; Grad: 39)

Total Credits: 180
(Undergrad: 127; Grad: 53)