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Course Curriculum

REQUIRED COURSES AND SEQUENCE
Summer Semester (3 credits)
OTR 247 Kinesiology for Health Science Majors (if needed) 3

Clinical Foundations Courses
Fall Semester(11 credits)
OTR 500: Principles of Occupational Therapy 1
OTR 510 Neuroscience Fundamentals for Occupational Therapy 2
OTR 515 Development and Occupation in Childhood 2
OTR 520 Conditions Affecting Occupational Performance in Childhood 2
OTR 525 Evaluation and Intervention with Children 4

Spring Semester (10 credits)
OTR 540 Activities of Daily Living: Strategies for Special Needs 2
OTR 545 Development and Occupation in Adulthood 2
OTR 550 Conditions Affecting Occupational Performance in Adulthood 2
OTR 555 Evaluation and Intervention with Adults 4
Summer Semester (10 credits)
OTR 570 Development and Occupation in Later Life 2
OTR 575 Conditions Affecting Occupational Performance in Later Life 2
OTR 580 Evaluation and Intervention with Older Adults 4
OTR 585 Clinical Practicum and Seminar 2
Fall Semester (6 credits)
OTR 595 Level II Fieldwork in General Rehabilitation 6
Advanced Professional Skills Courses
Spring Semester (10 credits)
OTR 610 Advanced Neuroscience for Occupational Therapy 2
OTR 615 Cognition and Occupation 2
OTR 620 Special Topics I 2
OTR 655 Clinical Research 4
Summer Semester (10 credits)
OTR 640 Assistive Technology 2
OTR 650 Special Topics II 2
OTR 625 Advanced Clinical Reasoning 4
OTR 660 Graduate Project 2

Fall Semester (11 credits)
OTR 660 Graduate Project 1
OTR 670 Legal and Ethical Issues in Occupational Therapy 2
OTR 675 Models of Service Delivery 2
OTR 680 Seminar in Professional Issues 2
OTR 685 Leadership and Management in Occupational Therapy 4

Spring Semester (5–7 credits)
OTR 660 Graduate Project 1
OTR 695 Level II Fieldwork in Special Interest Area 6
(entry-level students)
or
OTR 699 Advanced Practicum (for OTRs) 4

Total Credits for Graduation:
Entry level students  75
Occupational therapists 36
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