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Curricular SEQUENCE

(For students entering 2012-13 academic year)

Classes meet eight weekends each semester (Friday 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM and Saturday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM), and are supported by off-campus learning activities delivered on-line between class meetings.

First-year courses are offered over a 12-month calendar beginning in September. There is a mandatory weekend orientation during the first weekend of August prior to the start of the academic year.

YEAR ONE Cr
Semester 1 FALL
Portfolio Seminar
Foundations for Practice
Functional Anatomy/ Movement
Occupational Competence
Clinical Skills A 		1
3
4
3
1
Total 12

Semester 2 SPRING
Assistive Technology Design
Intro to Evaluation

Applied Neuroanatomy

Level I Fieldwork A

Interpersonal Rel. Dynamics of Collaboration

Clinical Skills C

 2
1
4
1
3

1
Total 12

Semester 3 SUMMER

Evidence-Based Practice
Level I Fieldwork B

Clinical Skills B

Psychosocial Interventions

3

1

1
5
Total 10
YEAR TWO Cr
Second year coursework begins in mid-May and continues through July.  

Semester 4 FALL

Level I Fieldwork C

Assessment and Intervention: Adults

Older Adults: Enabling Participation
Environmental Dimensions of Occupation

1
5
2
3
Total 11

Semester 5 SPRING

Assessment and Intervention: Children & Youth

Professional Issues and Trends
Level I Fieldwork D
Innovative Practice in OT

  
5
3
1
3
Total 12
Semester 6 SUMMER
Practice Platform Seminar
Specialty Practice: Upper Extremity Rehab. 		 
2
3
Total 5

Final third-year coursework involves full-time fieldwork rotations. Concurrent clinical reasoning courses are delivered on-line and support development of skills directly within the fieldwork experience. Students return to campus in the spring to prepare for graduation and the national certification exam.

YEAR THREE Cr

Semesters 7 & 8 FALL and SPRING
Level II Fieldwork A (Oct-Dec)
Clinical Reasoning I (Oct-Dec)
Level II Fieldwork B (Jan-Mar)
Clinical Reasoning II (Jan-Mar)

Mastery

3
1.5
3
1.5

1
Total 10
Total Credit Hours 72

The program can be completed in 3 academic years.

For complete course descriptions, visit the Graduate Studies Catalog page: http://www.philau.edu/gradcatalog/2005/gradCoursedescp2.html#ot

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