Doctor of Occupational Therapy Degree Plan

UIW's Doctor of Occupational Therapy program is prepared to guide you in your professional development and personal achievements. Classroom and laboratory experiences build on the teaching-learning processes that evolve developmentally over the successful completion of 114 credits in 8 semesters. Face to face and hands on learning are the hallmark of a quality education with qualified clinical and scholastic expert faculty.

Fall Semester Year One
Course Name Credit Hours
OTD 6310 Professional Development in Occupational Therapy 3
OTD 6215 Theoretical Foundations in Occupational Therapy 2
OTD 6513 Functional Kinesiology and Anatomy 5
OTD 6311 Occupations 1: Foundations 3
OTD 6210 Ethics and Occupational Justice 2
OTD 6312 Research I: Foundation of Scholarship 3
Total Credit Hours 18
Spring Semester Year One
Course Name Credit Hours
OTD 6423 Neuroscience Principles for Occupational Therapy 4
OTD 6323 Clinical Health Conditions I 3
OTD 6321 Occupations II: Mental Health 3
OTD 6224 Fieldwork I Seminar: Mental Health 2
OTD 6521 Occupations III: Adult 5
OTD 6322 Research II: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods 3
Total Credit Hours 20
Summer Semester Year One - Hybrid Classes
Course Name Credit Hours
OTD 7435 Administration and Policy Development 4
OTD 7335 Instructional Design 3
OTD 7331 Occupations IV: Lifespan Development 3
Total Credit Hours 10
Fall Semester Year Two
Course Name Credit Hours
OTD 7541 Occupations V: Children and Youth 5
OTD 7244 Fieldwork I Seminar: Children and Youth 2
OTD 7345 Capstone Project I: Development 3
OTD 7446 Innovation 4
OTD 7342 Research III: Proposal 3
OTD 7145 Advocacy Project 1
Total Credit Hours 18
Spring Semester Year Two
Course Name Credit Hours
OTD 7551 Occupations VI: Adult and Older Adult 5
OTD 7254 Fieldwork I Seminar: Adult and Older Adult 2
OTD 7355 Capstone Project II: Design 3
OTD 7356 Competency 3
OTD 7352 Research IV: Data Collection and Analysis 3
OTD 7253 Clinical Health Conditions II: Pharmacology and Comorbidities 2
Total Credit Hours 18
Summer Semester Year Two
Course Name Credit Hours
OTD 8964 Fieldwork IIA 9
Total Credit Hours 9
Fall Semester Year Three
Course Name Credit Hours
OTD 8974 Fieldwork IIB 9
Total Credit Hours 9
Spring Semester Year Three
Course Name Credit Hours
OTD 8985 Doctoral Capstone Experience 9
OTD 8385 Transition to Practice 3
Total Credit Hours 12