Part Time Study

Students may choose to pursue their OT graduate education on a part time basis by reducing their course load by half each semester and taking courses 2-3 days/week (full time students generally take courses 4-5 days per week). The following part time educational plan can be completed over 52 months as compared to 27 months for full time students.

Course Sequence

(credit hours are indicated in parentheses)

Part-Time Study

Year 1a: Summer (August; 3 weeks on-line) Credit Hours
OTH 504 Foundations of Occupational Therapy (2)

Year 1a: Fall
OTH 503 Models & Theories in Occupational Therapy Practice (1)
OTH 504L Foundations of Occupational Therapy Lab (1)
OTH 515 Occupational Performance in Adulthood/Lab (4)

Year 1a: Spring
OTH 501 Neuroscience/Lab (4)
OTH 609 Evaluation and Intervention: Psychosocial Settings/Lab (4)
OTH 623 Fieldwork I: Psychosocial Settings (1)

Year 1b: Fall
OTH 507 Functional Anatomy & Applied Kinesiology /Labs (6)
OTH 514 Occupational Performance in Children & Youth/Lab (4)

Year 1b: Spring
OTH 512 Technology & Adaptations (January, 2 weeks on-line) (1)
OTH 606 Evaluation & Intervention: Hand and Upper Extremity Rehab/ Lab (4)
OTH 608 Foundations of Physical Rehabilitation/Lab (3)

Year 2a: Summer
OTH 567 Research Methods for the Health Professions (3)
OTH 624 Fieldwork I: Physical Rehabilitation (1)
OTH 622 Fieldwork Seminar (complete in early fall semester) (2)

Year 2a: Fall
OTH 611 Evaluation and Intervention: Adult Physical Rehabilitation I/Lab (4)
OTH 669 Research Seminar I (3)

Year 2a: Spring
OTH 618 Evaluation and Intervention: Adult Physical Rehabilitation II/Lab (4)
OTH 670 Research Seminar II (3)

Year 2a: Summer
OTH 627 Fieldwork IIa (5)

Year 2b: Fall
OTH 620 Community OT Practice (3)
OTH 616 Eval and Intervention: School-based Settings/Lab (3)
OTH 626 Fieldwork I: School Settings (1)

Year 2b: Spring
OTH 612 Management of OT Services (3)
OTH 636 Clinical & Professional Reasoning Seminar (2)
OTH 617 Evaluation and Intervention: Early Intervention Settings/Lab (4)

Year 3: Summer
OTH 640 Professional Issues (1)
OTH 628 Fieldwork IIb (5)

Total professional courses 82