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OTD Occupational Therapy at University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States

Programme overview

The Occupational Therapy (OT) program is minimally a 37-month, 116-credit, graduate-level professional program completed over nine semesters. The entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

Faculty: College of Pharmacy  |  Duration: 4.5 years / 116 major credits + 0 thesis credits  |  Study mode: full-time; hybrid  |  Location: Minneapolis, MN, United States

What you will study

Required components: Semester 1 (Fall), Semester 2 (Spring), Semester 3 (Summer), Semester 4 (Fall), Semester 5 (Spring), Semester 6, 7, and 8, Semester 9, Level I Fieldwork. Courses graded below a "C" cannot be applied to OTD degree requirements. Students must complete a minimum of 24 weeks of full-time, equivalent Level II fieldwork across two or more semesters.

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Entry requirements

Required Prerequisite Courses Courses must be successfully completed at a regionally accredited institution. Four of the nine "core" courses must be completed at the time of application, including two of the following three: Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, and/or Statistics . All prerequisites must be completed no later than the end of summer session the year of admission. Medical terminology is not a "core" course may be taken as a course or as an equivalent to one college credit. Applicants seeking OT BS, BA, MS in OT, or MOT credit by experience must hold the appropriate degree to receive credit. In order to apply to the OTD Program, applicants must have a bachelor's degree completed to prior fall semester enrollment. There is no preference of undergraduate major. Minimum undergraduate GPA 3.0. * Applicants must meet Minimum Technical Standards found on the OT Program web page at https://z.umn.edu/ot-techstandards. * Applicants whose native language is not English or whose academic studies were done exclusively at a non-English speaking institution(s) must prove English proficiency by providing official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores. Minimum English proficiency for international applicants: TOEFL iBT 100.

Duration: 4.5 years / 116 major credits + 0 thesis credits

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