Laboratory experiences enhance skills and techniques used to promote function in daily living skills. Opportunity to integrate knowledge and skill in the practice of occupational therapy is provided through two levels of fieldwork. Level I fieldwork is scheduled during the didactic portion of the program and Level II fieldwork of sixteen weeks is completed within eighteen months of the academic portion of the program. The first Level I fieldwork experience is scheduled during spring break. Specific immunizations are required.
All expenses incurred during fieldwork are the responsibility of the student.
When the candidate makes application to take the certification examination, a series of questions regarding felony conviction will be asked. The applicant must be a high school graduate. It is highly recommended that the applicant arrange a visit to an occupational therapy clinic, do volunteer work or have been employed in a setting serving clients frequently referred to occupational therapy. Applicants may be required to complete a basic skills evaluation during the admissions process. Applicants are invited to visit the OTA Program.