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OTD Curriculum

Full Time Plan of Study

First Year – Fall Semester

OT 701 Doctoral Orientation Camp 1 credit hour
OT 713 Fundamentals of OT Practice 3 credit hours
OT 724 Psychosocial & Cognitive Strategies 3 credit hours
OT 731 OT Theory & Clinical Reasoning 4 credit hours
OT 752 Applied Neuroscience 3 credit hours
OT 765 Systems & Disease 3 credit hours
Total 17 credit hours

First Year – Spring Semester

OT 711 Human Occupations 3 credit hours
OT 741 Evidence-Based Practice 4 credit hours
OT 753 Kinesiology in Rehabilitation 3 credit hours
OT 757 Specialized Evaluation 4 credit hours
OT 761 Pharmacology 2 credit hours
Total 16 credit hours

First Year – Summer Semester

OT 767 Biomechanics of Occupation 3 credit hours
OT 775 Children & Adolescents 4 credit hours
OT 785 Aging 4 credit hours
Total 11 credit hours

Second Year – Fall Semester

OT 743 ADL/Work 3 credit hours
OT 762 Therapeutic Media 2 credit hours
OT 763 Orthopedics in OT 3 credit hours
OT 791 OT Research 3 credit hours
OT 795 Professional Practicum 3 credit hours
OT 801 Doctoral Capstone Development 1 credit hour
Total 15 credit hours

Second Year – Spring Semester

OT 786 Ethics in Rehabilitation 2 credit hours
OT 796 Level II Fieldwork A 6 credit hours
Total 8 credit hours

Second Year – Summer Semester

OT 723 Social Determinates of Health 2 credit hours
OT 797 Level II Fieldwork B 6 credit hours
Total 8 credit hours

Third Year – Fall Semester

OT 751 Professional Trends / Emerging Practice 3 credit hours
OT 771 OT Leadership 3 credit hours
OT 773 Program Evaluation 3 credit hours
OT 781 OT Education 3 credit hours
OT 783 Advanced OT Research 3 credit hours
Total 15 credit hours

Third Year – Spring Semester

OT 811 Doctoral Capstone Experience 6 credit hours
OT 821 Doctoral Capstone Project 3 credit hours
OT 831 Doctoral Capstone Dissemination 1 credit hour
Total 10 credit hours