Curriculum Overview
A complete listing of all core courses is available in the Occupational Therapy section of the JMU Graduate Catalog https://www.jmu.edu/catalog/
Graduation Requirements
Information on graduation requirements should be reviewed in the graduate catalog. Important factors include:
- Completing and submitting the Application for Graduate Degree form.
- Being continuously enrolled to the graduate program from admission to graduation.
- Completing the program with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Successfully completing the comprehensive examination.
- Successfully completing all Level II Fieldwork requirements.
- Returning all university and OT Program property.
- Resolving all university related fees or fines.
Courses
Summer Year 1: 6-week courses | |
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OT 510. Therapeutic Interaction | 3 |
OT 530. Human Occupation & the Foundations of the Profession | 3 |
OT 540. The Occupational Therapy Process | 3 |
Fall Year 1 | |
BIO 514. Clinical Anatomy for Occupational Therapists | 4 |
OT 520. Occupational Development Through the Life Span | 3 |
BIO 540. Functional Neuroscience | 3 |
OT 545. Motor Skills Lab for Occupational Therapy | 1 |
OT 561 Therapeutic Media in Occupational Therapy | 2 |
Spring Year 1 | |
OT 555. Level I Fieldwork One | 1 |
OT 560. Sensorimotor Foundations of Occupation | 3 |
OT 580. Occupational Dysfunction: Cause and Impact | 3 |
OT 590. Foundations of Research in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
OT 585. Psychosocial Perspectives in OT Practice | 3 |
OT 591. Occupational Therapy Tutorial I | 1 |
Summer Year 2 | |
OT 538. Management of Occupational Therapy Practice | 3 |
OT 663. Policy Analysis and Systems of Service Provisions | 3 |
Fall Year 2 | |
OT 600. Assistive Technology in OT Practice | 3 |
OT 610. Occupational Therapy Intervention in Pediatrics | 3 |
OT 620. School-Based Practice | 2 |
OT 630. Evidence-Based Practice | 2 |
OT 645. Level I Fieldwork Two | 1 |
OT 691. Occupational Tutorial Group II | 1 |
Spring Year 2 | |
OT 640. Occupational Therapy Intervention Throughout Adulthood | 4 |
OT 651. Community-Based Practice | 2 |
OT 652. Innovations in Occupational Therapy Practice | 2 |
OT 655. Level I Fieldwork Three | 1 |
OT 692. Occupational Therapy Tutorial Group III | 1 |
Summer Year 3 | |
OT 665. Level II Fieldwork One (12-week placement) | 6 |
Fall Year 3 | |
OT 675. Level II Fieldwork Two (12-week placement) | 6 |
OT 680. Research Project (online) | 3 |