Program Distinctives
- The program is one of the first OTD programs in the USA.
- Rigorous coursework provides students with a comprehensive preparation.
- The program can be completed in three years.
- The program meets or exceeds requirements for ACOTE accreditation.
- Integration of faith and practice is taught in all courses.
- Specialty pathways develop areas of advanced practice through student led groups.
- Local, regional, and international service missions allow students to apply clinical skills across the lifespan.
- Professors are licensed occupational therapists and interprofessional practice faculty with specialty credentials across the spectrum of practice.
- Fieldwork provides students with multiple real-world clinical experiences.
- Courses in leadership prepare students for possible supervisory roles in this quickly growing field. Capstone projects that develop advance practice skills in an area of interest.
- Strong emphases in the science of OT and research to meet professional responsibility for scholarship.
- Knowledge translation is shared through student and faculty publications of research and clinical experiences.