Freedom from any kind of probation, administrative, academic, or social. Supervised fieldwork of a minimum of six months is required for the baccalaureate and to become eligible for the national certification examination. Assignment to field placement is arranged and approved by the program and is by recommendation of the occupational therapy faculty. 489 OT Fieldwork are full-time placements of a minimum of three months each. All fieldwork experiences must be completed within 24 months of completion of the academic portion of the program.
Certification requires successful completion of all academic requirements and fieldwork experiences.
The professional segment of the program requires four semesters of academic courses and, in addition, a minimum of six months full-time fieldwork experience. Courses in the occupational therapy major are usually offered in the fall and winter semesters only. The occupational therapy curriculum leads to a bachelor of science degree in occupational therapy. No outside minor is needed. Students can sometimes test out of certain general education courses for up to 30 hours by passing the CLEP examinations.