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The Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program consists of 30 credits and requires the completion of 12 core credits of advanced evidence-based rehabilitation coursework and a comprehensive examination. The Comprehensive Examination is required at the end of the last term and prior to graduation.

The program offers students the opportunity to personalize their plan of study to meet their professional goals, whether they are related to clinical practice or research:

The clinical plan is two terms and includes clinical preceptorships which provide structured exposure to the U.S. health care system.
The research plan is two terms and provides you with exposure to OT research.
The research with scholarly project plan is three terms which provides an opportunity to complete a scholarly project under the guidance of a faculty mentor. The scholarly project plan of study provides you the opportunity to create a writing sample for future PhD applications.

Comprehensive Examination

Each student must successfully complete a Comprehensive Examination at the end of the program. This examination is used to determine mastery of the core content in the curriculum.

Plan of Study: Clinical (30 credits / 2 terms)

Term 1 – Fall Term – 15 Credits

Principles of Assessment
Developmental Theory and Practice OR Productive Aging Theory and Practice
Management of Occupational Therapy Practice
Clinical Preceptorship 1 CLINICAL PRECEPTORSHIP
Advanced Theory and Practice
Evidence Interpretation for Implementation

Term 2 – Spring Term – 15 Credits

Psychosocial/Cognitive Theory and Practice
Occupational Therapy and The Health System
Clinical Preceptorship 2
Professional Reasoning in Occupational Therapy
Special Topics in Occupational Therapy: Clinical

Plan of Study: Research (30 credits / 2 terms)

Term 1 – Fall Term – 15 Credits

Statistical Methods for Health Science Research 1
Evidence Interpretation for Implementation
Advanced Theory and Practice
Developmental Theory and Practice OR Productive Aging Theory and Practice
Research Preceptorship 1
Special Topics in Occupational Therapy: Research

Term 2 – Spring Term – 15 Credits

Psychosocial/Cognitive Theory and Practice
Occupational Therapy and The Health System
Research Preceptorship 2
Evidence Analysis and Synthesis
Evidence-Based Protocols and Practice Guidelines

Plan of Study: Research with Scholarly Project (ARCO) – (30 credits / 3 terms)

Term 1 – Fall Term – 12 Credits

Statistical Methods for Health Science Research 1
Developmental Theory and Practice OR Productive Aging Theory and Practice OR Advanced Theory and Practice
Special Topics in Occupational Therapy: Research
Research Preceptorship 1
Evidence Interpretation for Implementation

Term 2 – Spring Term – 15 credits

Psychosocial/Cognitive Theory and Practice
Occupational Therapy and Health System
Scholarly Project
Evidence Analysis and Synthesis
Evidence-Based Protocols and Practice Guidelines

Term 3 – Summer Term – 3 Credits

Scholarly Project

Occupational Therapy, Post-Professional (MS)

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Curriculum

Plan of Study: Clinical (30 credits / 2 terms)

Term 1 – Fall Term – 15 Credits

Term 2 – Spring Term – 15 Credits

Plan of Study: Research (30 credits / 2 terms)

Term 1 – Fall Term – 15 Credits

Term 2 – Spring Term – 15 Credits

Plan of Study: Research with Scholarly Project (ARCO) – (30 credits / 3 terms)

Term 1 – Fall Term – 12 Credits

Term 2 – Spring Term – 15 credits

Term 3 – Summer Term – 3 Credits

Related Programs:

Occupational Therapy, Post-Professional (CScD)

Occupational Therapy, Post-Professional (MS)

Occupational Therapy (OTD)

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Related Programs:

Occupational Therapy, Post-Professional (CScD)

Occupational Therapy, Post-Professional (MS)

Occupational Therapy (OTD)

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