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Occupational Therapy, M.S.
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TOTAL CREDITS: 78–80

Summer, Year One

CourseCredits
OCTH 602
Gross Anatomy 		4
OCTH 604
Introduction to Occupational Therapy 		3
TOTAL CREDITS7

Fall, Year One

CourseCredits
OCTH 607
Childhood Development 		2
OCTH 608
Adult Development and Geriatrics 		2
OCTH 609
Fieldwork I: Psychosocial Conditions 		3
OCTH 611
Models of Practice in OT 		2
OCTH 615
Kinesiology 		4
OCTH 640
OT Research Design I: Research Foundations 		2
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year One

CourseCredits
OCTH 612
Conditions in Pediatrics 		3
OCTH 613
Neuroscience 		3
OCTH 614
Physical Conditions in Adults 		3
OCTH 617
Occupation and Task Analysis Laboratory 		2
OCTH 641
OT Research Design II: Research Methods 		2
TOTAL CREDITS13

Fall, Year Two

CourseCredits
OCTH 707
Fieldwork I: OT Assessment in Pediatrics Laboratory 		3
OCTH 709
OT Assessment in Psychosocial Disorders Laboratory 		3
OCTH 714
OT Assessment in Physical Dysfunctions Laboratory 		3
OCTH 736
Administration and Leadership 		3
OCTH 771
OT Research Design III: The Research Process 		2
TOTAL CREDITS14

Spring, Year Two

CourseCredits
OCTH 735
Health Promotion 		2
OCTH 744
Upper Extremities and Hand Therapy Laboratory 		4
OCTH 750
OT Interventions in Physical Conditions Laboratory 		3
OCTH 772
OT Research Design IV: Dissemination 		1
OCTH 777
OT Interventions in Pediatrics Laboratory 		3
OCTH 799
OT Interventions in Psychosocial Disorders and GroupProcess Laboratory 		3
TOTAL CREDITS16

Summer, Year Three

CourseCredits
OCTH 899
Specialty Fieldwork (8 weeks) Optional 		2
TOTAL CREDITS2

Fall, Year Three

CourseCredits
OCTH 854
Contemporary and Emerging Occupational Therapy Practice 		3
OCTH 895
Fieldwork II Part A 		3
TOTAL CREDITS6

Spring, Year Three

CourseCredits
OCTH 850
Clinical Reasoning and Professional Development 		2
OCTH 896
Fieldwork II Part B 		3
OT ElectiveA 2
TOTAL CREDITS7
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Choose between: OCTH 851 Specialized topics in Hand Therapy (online), OCTH 852 Specialized topics in Pediatrics (online), OCTH 853 Specialized topics in Neurorehabilitation, or OCTH 856 Specialized Topics in Early Intervention (online).