Doctor of Occupational Therapy

At Base Camp, travelers must learn the programmatic expectations, learning to be self-directed learners and acquiring foundational knowledge to be successful during the remainder of the journey. During Base Camp (Year 1), students will undergo orientation and complete 40 credit hours, which largely focus on the basic sciences and foundational knowledge of occupational therapy. 

Summer Term 

Fall Term 

Spring Term 

At Camp Smoky (Year 2), students move into the application and caring phase of the curriculum. This phase of the journey includes 42 credit hours. This includes evaluation and intervention courses for adults, children, and older adults. These courses include incorporation of level I fieldwork experiences to enhance and carryover skills learned in lecture and laboratory settings. Furthermore, students will continue to evolve their research agendas and capstone proposals. At the conclusion of this phase of the journey, students will reach Camp Blue Ridge. 

Summer 2 Semester

Fall Term 

Spring Term 

Camp Blue Ridge (Year 3) consists of primarily integration and human dimension phases of the curriculum. Here students partake in 26 hours of mostly practical learning. Students will rely on their knowledge acquired at Base Camp and Camp Smoky to better allow them to get to the summit of the mountain. Camp Blue Ridge consists of two Level II Fieldwork experiences that are designed to establish competence as an entry-level occupational therapy practitioner. After successful completion of their fieldwork experiences, students embark on their capstone experiences that culminate into a disseminated capstone project. 

Summer 3 Semester 

Fall 3 Semester 

Spring 3 Semester 

*Level I Fieldwork will be completed in accordance with ACOTE accreditation standards. One credit hour of Level I Fieldwork equates to not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours out of class student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time. 

*Supervised Level II Fieldwork and Capstone Experiences during the Clinical Phase are based on a 40-hour work week. Coursework required during the clinical phase is to be completed outside of fieldwork and capstone working hours.