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Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program Curriculum 

The Doctor of Occupational Therapy program consists of nine semesters, 107 credits, with 28 weeks of fieldwork education, and 14 weeks of a doctoral capstone experience. Courses must be taken in order, given the cohort progression structure of the program. 

Fall 1 — 19 Credits

OTD 619 — Foundations of OT — 3

OTD 621 — Analysis of Occupational Performance — 3

OTD 622 — Neuroscience — 3

OTD 623 — Human Development and Occupation — 3

OTD 625 — Theories and Models in Occupational Therapy — 3

OTD 626 — Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology — 4

OTD 631 — Level I Fieldwork I — 2

OTD 632 — Professional Reasoning I — 3

OTD 633 — Therapeutic Interventions I — 3

OTD 634 — Research in Occupational Therapy — 2

OTD 635 — Professional Development I — 3

Summer 2 — 7 Credits

OTD 710 — Occupational Therapy in Mental Health — 2

OTD 711 — Level I Fieldwork II — 1

OTD 712 — Professional Reasoning II — 2

OTD 713 — Therapeutic Interventions II — 2

Fall 2 — 16 Credits

OTD 720 — Occupational Therapy in Rehabilitation and Participation — 4

OTD 721 — Level I Fieldwork III — 2

OTD 723 — Therapeutic Interventions III — 3

OTD 725 — Professional and Ethical Issues in Health Care — 3

OTD 728 — Capstone I — 1

OTD 734 – Research Integration and Knowledge Translation in Occupational Therapy – 3

Spring 2 — 17 Credits

OTD 730 — Occupational Therapy in Productive Aging — 4

OTD 731 — Level I Fieldwork IV — 2

OTD 722 – Administration and Management in Occupational Therapy – 3

OTD 733 — Advanced Topics in Occupational Therapy — 3

OTD 735 — Professional Development II — 3

OTD 738 — Capstone II — 2

Summer 3 — 8 Credits

OTD 810 — Level II Fieldwork I (12 weeks) — 8

Fall 3 — 11 Credits

OTD 819 — Level II Fieldwork II (8 weeks) — 5

OTD 821 — Level II Fieldwork III (8 weeks) — 5

OTD 828 — Capstone III — 1

Spring 3 — 12 Credits

OTD 830 — Doctoral Capstone Experience — 10

OTD 831 — OTD Capstone — 2 

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Fieldwork Experience

Saint Mary recognizes fieldwork as a crucial element of occupational therapy education, requiring three Level II Fieldwork placements, which uniquely gives USM's OTD students even more opportunity to critically think and reason. A Level I Fieldwork experience always follows coursework specifically addressing a specialty area, further developing a student’s hands-on skills and applying learning that occurred throughout the didactic curriculum.