Bachelor’s to OTD Curriculum
This path is for those who have a bachelor’s degree in OT but no master’s degree. See the admissions requirements for more information.
Occupational Therapy Master’s Core Courses 9 hours
- OTS 850: Planning & Managing in OT Practice
- OTS 880: Research in Occupational Therapy
- OTS 884: Qualitative Inquiry Approaches
- OTS 885: Occupational Performance Measures
Master’s Electives 6 hours
Select two from the following:
- OTS 862: Therapeutic Modalities in OT Practice
- OTS 863: Occupation and Sensory Processing
- OTS 864: Early Childhood Practice
- OTS 865: School-Based Practice
- OTS 885: Occupational Performance Measures
- OTS 890: Independent Study in OT
Or an online elective course from another program (e.g. education, nursing, public administration, etc.)
Master’s/OTD Electives 12 hours
- OTS 853: Leadership and Change in OT
- OTS 882: Advanced Occupational Science
- OTS 886: Culture and Diversity in OT
- OTS 910: Policy Analysis for OT
Master’s Research 3 hours
- OTS 896: Research Contribution
Students will have the MS degree awarded after completing 30 credit hours and all MS OT degree requirements; they are then expected to continue on with coursework to complete the doctorate requirements.
Occupational Therapy Doctorate Core Courses 24 hours
- OTS 901: OTD Leadership Seminar I
- OTS 902: OTD Leadership Seminar II
- OTS 903: OTD Leadership Seminar III
- OTS 904: OTD Leadership Seminar IV
- OTS 905: OTD Applied Leadership Experience
- OTS 906: Capstone
- OTS 910: Policy Analysis for OT
- OTS 911: Applied Research in OT
- OTS 912: Evidence-Based Practice for OT
- OTS 913: Educational Practices for OT
Total Hours Required for Degree Completion 61 hours
For a full list of course descriptions please see section 6 of the university graduate catalog.