Occupational Therapy Professional Entry-Level – M.S.
The program is not admitting for this current catalog year. For more information, please contact Rita Daly: rdaly@ithaca.edu
Refer to the IC graduate catalog for more information regarding program admission, academic standards, and graduation requirements. The PEL MS and PEL OTD students share the same admission and academic standards. There are differing graduation requirements between the two degree levels, although both degrees will allow eligibility to sit for the NBCOT certification exam.
Major Department Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Department Requirements | ||
| OTGR 50200 | Occupational Science | 3 |
| OTGR 50300 | Occupational Therapy Systems of Practice | 3 |
| OTGR 50400 | Professional Concepts in Occupational Therapy | 4 |
| OTGR 50800 | Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology | 4 |
| OTGR 51000 | Neuroscience | 3 |
| OTGR 51400 | The Human Condition | 4 |
| OTGR 51600 | Occupational Therapy Theory and Process | 3 |
| OTGR 50700 | Concepts in Pediatric Occupational Therapy | 4 |
| OTGR 50900 | Pediatric Occupational Therapy Seminar | 1 |
| OTGR 50100 | Practice Based Experience I | 2 |
| OTGR 51700 | Group Process in Occupational Therapy | 4 |
| OTMS 51100 | Evidence in Occupational Therapy I | 3 |
| OTGR 50600 | Concepts in Adult Occupational Therapy | 4 |
| OTGR 51800 | Adult Occupational Therapy Seminar | 1 |
| OTGR 51900 | Modalities, Orthoses, and Prostheses in Occupational Therapy | 1 |
| OTGR 50500 | Concepts in Mental Health Occupational Therapy | 3 |
| OTGR 61700 | Cultural Perspectives in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
| OTMS 60200 | Advocacy and Population Health | 3 |
| OTGR 61600 | Technology and Environmental Adaptation | 3 |
| OTGR 60600 | Concepts in Productive Aging | 3 |
| OTGR 61500 | Disability Culture and Communities | 3 |
| OTMS 60300 | Leadership and Professional Advancement | 3 |
| OTMS 60400 | Evidence in Occupational Therapy II | 3 |
| OTGR 60100 | Practice Based Experience II | 2 |
| Clinical Fieldwork Courses | ||
| OTGR 62000 & OTGR 62100 | Fieldwork Level IIA and Fieldwork Level IIB | 12 |
| Total Credits | 82 | |
Clinical Fieldwork
Clinical fieldwork is an essential part of professional training, and students must complete two level II fieldwork experiences in preparation for their degree and certification. Fieldwork centers maintain contractual relationships with Ithaca College, and students are placed in fieldwork centers by the fieldwork coordinator well in advance of the beginning of these placements. Once placements are confirmed, students cannot alter them. Clinical Fieldwork is graded on a satisfactory (S) or unsatisfactory (U) scale. Students will be assigned to fieldwork based on a lottery system and the availability of placements. Students should expect to do their fieldwork at a distance from their homes and Ithaca. They are responsible for making their own housing and travel arrangements, although the department and the fieldwork center are usually able to provide some help. Students and their families need to plan ahead for this process.
The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) requires that all level II fieldwork experiences be completed within 24 months of the completion of the academic portion of the curriculum. Students who fail to complete graduate fieldwork within this period are subject to dismissal from the program.