DrOT Course Sequence

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Required Courses and Sequence for DrOT

Students must be admitted to the Occupational Therapy Program before taking the following course sequence:

First Semester

OT700 Professional Craft Knowledge and Expertise

OT712 Leadership and Management in Healthcare

OT740 Doctoral Thesis I

OT750 Residency Through Experiential Learning I

Second Semester

OT713 Management in Healthcare

OT720 Teaching & Learning Across Contexts

OT724 Occupational Therapy for Populations & Health Promotion

OT741 Doctoral Thesis II

OT751 Residency Through Experiential Learning II

Third Semester

OT732 Ethics in Healthcare

OT738 Emerging Practice in Occupational Therapy

OT755 Understanding the System: Policy & Advocacy

OT742 Doctoral Thesis III

OT752 Residency Through Experiential Learning III

Accreditation

The MSOT Occupational Therapy Program is accredited through the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). The MSOT program was initially awarded a Certificate of Accreditation in 2012. In compliance with the 2018 Accreditation Standards for Master’s-Degree-Level Educational Program for Occupational Therapy, the program’s next on-site evaluation is to be scheduled within the academic year 2031/2032.

Puget Sound's entry-level OTD was awarded a Certificate of Accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE®) in December 2022. The OTD program's next onsite evaluation is to be scheduled for the academic year 2029/2030. Puget Sound OTD graduates are eligible to sit for the National Certification Examination for the Occupational Therapist.

For information regarding accreditation, contact the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE®) at 301.652.AOTA (301.652.2682), www.acoteonline.org, or ACOTE, c/o Accreditation Department, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. All basic professional programs must comply with the Standards for an Accredited Educational Program for the Occupational Therapist, 2018.