Occupational Therapists also help care givers, families, teachers, and employers understand and gain the skills to support the person in performing activities and tasks that will improve or maintain their independence. To be eligible to enroll in a M.S.O.T. program you must have a baccalaureate degree or have completed three years in an approved cooperative program. Specific prerequisite courses are required for admission. M.S.O.T. course of study is 2 academic years and an intervening summer semester comprised of 80 semester credit, followed by a 6 month internship. Students may earn a degree from the initial college and a M.S.O.T. from the Program in a five-year plan.
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Physical Therapy is a health professions that applies scientific principles to prevent and remedy problems with human movement. Physical therapists evaluate patients to diagnose problems with movement that impair normal function. Treatment is performed to relieve pain, to enhance strength, endurance, coordination, flexibility, and joint range of motion, and to provide training form mobility at home and in the community. The professional program prepares graduates for general practice in a wide variety of settings in any part of the United States. The Program in Physical Therapy located on Medical school campus is full-time, graduate program, leading to an MS degree.