Undergraduate Program
Professional Curriculum
Students in the BS/MS curriculum begin the professional program in the senior year and complete the following courses:
OT 741, Human Occupation
OT 746, Transitions: Student to Professional
OT 751, Mind Body Systems Neurologically-based Function and Dysfunction
OT 752, Human Movement and Environmental Effects on Everyday Occupations
OT 762, Evaluation Principles and Methods
OT 763, Intervention Principles and Methods
OT 764, OT Intervention Lab
OT 771, Enabling Participation in Community Groups
OT 772, Occupation, Health and Community Programming
OT 792, Level I Fieldwork
Classes in the professional program meet on weekdays throughout the day and early evening. Many courses require experiential learning activities in addition to scheduled classes. During the senior year students will typically be in class or experiential learning activities from 18 to 24 hours a week. OT 792, Level I Fieldwork, is scheduled for two weeks during the break between first and second semesters.
At the end of this year students are awarded at Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy. The students will apply to the Graduate School as advanced-standing students in the professional master’s program. An overall minimum grade point of 3.0 and a minimum of 3.0 G. P. A. in prerequisite courses is required for admission to the master’s degree program. Additional required courses in the professional program include the following:
OT 865, OT Practice and Professional Reasoning
OT 875, Leadership in Occupational Therapy Systems of Practice
OT 885, Research Methods and Application to Practice
OT 854 and OT 855 Level II Fieldwork I
OT 856 and OT 857 Level II Fieldwork II
Elective
Students must earn a minimum of B- in all professional program courses.
Students are responsible for transportation to off-campus fieldwork sites and other community learning experiences and must purchase personal liability insurance for the practical components of the curriculum.
Students have four academic years to complete the professional curriculum including two twelve-week level II fieldwork placements.
Curriculum review and revision is undertaken annually. Occupational Therapy faculty members work closely with students during academic advising sessions and share information about policy and requirement changes during registration periods as well as throughout the academic year. Students are also expected to take an active role in verifying expectations and should check with their department advisers each September for updated policies and requirements. Program requirements and policies for retention in the major are posted annually in the OT Department Policy and Procedure Manual, which is available on the OT Department Organization site on Black Board. Students are expected to insure they have updated information on the department’s current policies and procedures.