Degree Plan

The OTD academic program provides an innovative contemporary curriculum that is student focused to promote professional and scholarly excellence. Our educators, researchers, and leaders within the profession deliver this curriculum through a hybrid format. The best aspects of online instruction, hands-on laboratory sessions, and fieldwork/capstone experiences result in a dynamic educational program. Online active learning accounts for 41% of the total academic program, immersive laboratory with modeled clinical experiences account for 12%, and 47% of the program is based in fieldwork and doctoral capstone experiences to the student.

Semester 1.1

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
OTD 6311	Foundations of Occupational Therapy	3
OTD 6212	Scholarly Practice I	2
OTD 6215	Neuroscience in Occupational Therapy	2
OTD 6217	Analysis of Human Occupation Across the Lifespan	2
1.1 Total	4 Courses	9

Semester 1.2

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
OTD 6420	Mental Health Populations and Practice in Occupational Therapy	4
OTD 6225	Fieldwork Seminar IA: Mental Health	2
OTD 6122	Conditions Impacting Occupational Performance	1
OTD 6227	Occupational Therapy Process Across the Lifespan	2
OTD 6124	Professional Competencies I	1
1.2 Total	5 Courses	10

*SEMESTER 1 TOTAL: 9 courses, 19 hours

Semester 2.1

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
OTD 6430	Adult and Older Adult Populations and Practice in Occupational Therapy	4
OTD 6238	Fieldwork Seminar IB: Adults and Older Adults	2
OTD 6333	Human Movement	3
OTD 6237	Communication and Engagement in the Therapeutic Process	2
2.1 Total	4 Courses	11

Semester 2.2

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
OTD 6242	OT Service Delivery and Organization	2
OTD 6144	Professional Development	1
OTD 6246	Scholarly Practice II	2
OTD 6248	Occupational Performance and Theories of Practice	2
OTD 6147	Conditions Impacting Occupational Performance II	1
2.2 Total	5 Courses	8

*SEMESTER 2 TOTAL: 9 courses, 19 hours

Semester 3.1

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
OTD 6450	Children and Youth Populations and Practice in Occupational Therapy	4
OTD 6256	Fieldwork Seminar IC: Children and Youth	2
OTD 6255	Management of Occupational Therapy Services	2
OTD 6257	Educational Strategies and Learning in Healthcare and Academic Settings	2
3.1 Total	4 Courses	10

Semester 3.2

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
OTD 6360	Wellness and Health Promotion	3
OTD 6262	Professional Competencies II	2
OTD 6265	Program Development	2
OTD 6161	Leadership and Advocacy	1
3.2 Total	4 Courses	8

*SEMESTER 3 TOTAL: 8 courses, 18 hours

Semester 4

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
OTD 6V75	Level II Fieldwork I (first 12 weeks)	12
OTD 6572	Doctoral Mentorship I	5

*SEMESTER 4 TOTAL: 2 courses, 17 hours

Semester 5

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
OTD 6V80	Level II Fieldwork II (first 12 weeks)	12
OTD 6383	Doctoral Mentorship II	3
OTD 6285	Scholarly Practice III	2

*SEMESTER 5 TOTAL: 3 courses, 17 hours

Semester 6

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
OTD 6V09	Doctoral Capstone Experience (14 weeks)	15
OTD 6309	Doctoral Capstone Project	3