OT Curriculum
As a post-baccalaureate, entry-level professional doctoral degree (OTD), applicants must complete all the requirements for a bachelor’s degree prior to matriculation into the program.
Beginning Fall 2025, the total length of the program is 100 credit hours, just over 2.5 years (eight semesters).
The curriculum includes:
- Three, 1-week Level 1 fieldwork experiences
- Two, 12-week Level 2 fieldwork experiences and
- One, 14-week Capstone Experience
In order to graduate, students must successfully complete:
- All didactic courses in the OT curriculum
- All fieldwork courses, including the two Level 2 fieldwork experiences in which students demonstrate competency for entry-level practice
- The doctoral-capstone experience
Year 1
Fall Semester, Year 1
- OTH 706 Foundations of Occupational Therapy – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 707 Functional Anatomy & Human Movement – 5 credit hrs
- OTH 711 Teaching & Learning 1- 1 credit hr
- OTH 714 Occupational Therapy Practice Contexts – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 721 Research and Critical Inquiry 1 – 3 credit hrs
Total: 15 credit hrs
Spring Semester, Year 1
- OTH 704 Neuroscience for Occupational Therapy – 2 credit hrs
- OTH 712 Psychosocial Aspects of Care – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 726 Occupational Patterns in Life and Cultures – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 727 OT in Mental Health – 4 credit hrs
- OTH 729 OT Motor Learning and Movement Analysis – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 730 Interprofessional Seminar 1 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 737 Level 1 Fieldwork in Mental Health – 1 credit hr
- OTH 821 Research and Critical Inquiry 2 – 1 credit hr
Total: 18 credit hrs
Year 2 (technically Summer II Year 1)
Summer Semester, Year 2
- OTH 715 Professional Engagement & Leadership – 1 credit hr
- OTH 811 Teaching and Learning 2 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 825 OT and Adult Musculoskeletal Conditions – 5 credit hrs
- OTH 832 Technology & Environmental Adaptation – 3 credit hrs
Total: 10 credit hrs
Fall Semester, Year 2
- OTH 728 Health Promotion and Community Practice – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 812 Community Practicum 1 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 813 Teaching and Learning 3 – 2 credit hrs
- OTH 822 Capstone Preparation 1 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 828 OT and Adult Neurologic Conditions – 5 credit hrs
- OTH 830 Interprofessional Seminar 2 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 831 Select Topics in OT Practice – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 841 Research and Critical Inquiry 3 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 842 Level 1 Fieldwork in Adult Physical Disabilities – 1 credit hr
Total 18 credit hrs
Spring Semester, Year 2
- OTH 759 Fieldwork Preparation – 1 credit hr
- OTH 812 Community Practicum 2 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 814 Organization & Management of Practice – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 815 Leadership, Policy and Advocacy – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 823 Capstone Preparation 2 – 2 credit hrs
- OTH 829 Pediatric Practice in OT – 5 credit hrs
- OTH 840 Interprofessional Seminar 3 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 843 Level 1 Fieldwork in Pediatrics – 1 credit hr
Total: 17 credit hrs
Year 3
Summer Semester, Year 3
- OTH 845 Clinical Fieldwork 2A (12 weeks) – 6 credit hrs
Total: 6 credit hrs
Fall Semester, Year 3
- OTH 835 Professional Competency – 1 credit hr
- OTH 855 Clinical Fieldwork 2B (12 weeks) – 6 credit hrs
Total: 7 credit hrs
Spring Semester, Year 3
- OTH 865 Capstone Experience (14 weeks) – 7 credit hrs
- OTH 922 Capstone Project – 2 credit hrs
Total: 9 credit hrs
Total Credit Hours: 100 credit hrs
Total Full-time Experiential Learning (Fieldwork and Capstone): 41 weeks
For students who have already been accepted to the program, the total length is 109 credit hours, 3.0 years (nine semesters).
The curriculum includes:
- Two, 12-week fieldwork experiences and
- One, 14-week Capstone Experience
In order to graduate, students must successfully complete:
- All didactic courses in the OT curriculum
- All fieldwork courses, including the two Level 2 fieldwork experiences in which students demonstrate competency for entry-level practice
- The doctoral-capstone experience
Year 1
Summer Semester, Year 1
- OTH 700 Human Anatomy – 5 credit hrs
- OTH 705 Introduction to Occupational Therapy – 1 credit hr
- OTH 711 Teaching and Learning 1 – 1 credit hr
Total: 7 credit hrs
Fall Semester, Year 1
- OTH 701 Kinesiology – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 702 Introduction to Neuroscience – 1 credit hr
- OTH 706 Foundations of Occupational Therapy – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 712 Psychosocial Aspects of Care – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 714 Occupational Therapy Practice Contexts – 2 credit hrs
- OTH 721 Research and Critical Inquiry 1 – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 726 Occupational Patterns in Life and Cultures – 3 credit hrs
Total: 18 credit hrs
Spring Semester, Year 1
- OTH 704 Neuroanatomy – 2 credit hrs
- OTH 713 Topics in Healthcare – 2 credit hrs
- OTH 727 OT in Mental Health – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 728 Health Promotion and Community Practice – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 729 OT Motor Learning and Movement Analysis – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 730 Clinical Seminar 1 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 737 Level 1 Fieldwork in Mental Health – 1 credit hr
- OTH 751 Occupational Therapy Process 1 – 1 credit hr
Total: 16 credit hrs
Year 2
Summer Semester, Year 2
Sub-term 1
- OTH 715 Professional Engagement & Leadership – 1 credit hr
- OTH 717 Applied Theory & Occupational Science – 1 credit hr
- OTH 734 Introduction to Assistive Technology – 1 credit hr
Sub-term 2
- OTH 752 Occupational Therapy Process 2 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 802 Conditions in Occupational Therapy 1 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 811 Teaching and Learning 2 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 825 OT and Adult Musculoskeletal Conditions – 4 credit hrs
- OTH 832 Technology & Environmental Adaptation – 2 credit hrs
Total: 12 credit hrs
Fall Semester, Year 2
- OTH 753 Occupational Therapy Process 3 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 803 Conditions in Occupational Therapy 2 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 812 Community Practicum (Fall or Spring)* – 2 credit hrs
- OTH 813 Teaching and Learning 3 – 2 credit hrs
- OTH 821 Research and Critical Inquiry 2 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 822 Capstone Preparation 1 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 828 OT and Adult Neurologic Conditions – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 830 Clinical Seminar 2 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 831 Select Topics in OT Practice – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 841 Research and Critical Inquiry 3 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 842 Level 1 Fieldwork in Adult Physical Disabilities – 1 credit hr
Total 15-17* credit hrs
Spring Semester, Year 2
- OTH 754 Occupational Therapy Process 4 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 759 Fieldwork Preparation – 1 credit hr
- OTH 812 Community Practicum (Fall or Spring)* – 2 credit hrs
- OTH 814 Organization & Management of Practice – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 815 Leadership, Policy and Advocacy – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 823 Capstone Preparation 2 – 3 credit hrs
- OTH 829 Pediatric Practice in OT – 4 credit hrs
- OTH 840 Clinical Seminar 3 – 1 credit hr
- OTH 843 Level 1 Fieldwork in Pediatrics – 1 credit hr
Total: 17-19* credit hrs
Year 3
Summer Semester, Year 3
- OTH 845 Clinical Fieldwork 2A (12 weeks) – 6 credit hrs
Total: 6 credit hrs
Fall Semester, Year 3
- OTH 835 Professional Competency – 1 credit hr
- OTH 855 Clinical Fieldwork 2B (12 weeks) – 6 credit hrs
- OTH 921 Capstone Preparation 3 – 1 credit hr
Total: 8 credit hrs
Total Credit Hours: 109 credit hrs
Spring Semester, Year 3
- OTH 865 Capstone Experience (14 weeks) – 7 credit hrs
- OTH 922 Capstone Project – 2 credit hrs
Total: 9 credit hrs
Total Full-time Experiential Learning (Fieldwork and Capstone): 41 weeks