Academic Catalog

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

Major Department Requirements
OTGR 50200Occupational Science3
OTGR 50300Occupational Therapy Systems of Practice3
OTGR 50400Professional Concepts in Occupational Therapy4
OTGR 50800Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology4
OTGR 51000Neuroscience3
OTGR 51400The Human Condition4
OTGR 51600Occupational Therapy Theory and Process3
OTGR 50700Concepts in Pediatric Occupational Therapy4
OTGR 50900Pediatric Occupational Therapy Seminar1
OTGR 50100Practice Based Experience I2
OTGR 51700Group Process in Occupational Therapy4
OTMS 51100Evidence in Occupational Therapy I3
OTGR 50600Concepts in Adult Occupational Therapy4
OTGR 51800Adult Occupational Therapy Seminar1
OTGR 51900Modalities, Orthoses, and Prostheses in Occupational Therapy1
OTGR 50500Concepts in Mental Health Occupational Therapy3
OTGR 61700Cultural Perspectives in Occupational Therapy3
OTMS 60200Advocacy and Population Health3
OTGR 61600Technology and Environmental Adaptation3
OTGR 60600Concepts in Productive Aging3
OTGR 61500Disability Culture and Communities3
OTMS 60300Leadership and Professional Advancement3
OTMS 60400Evidence in Occupational Therapy II3
OTGR 60100Practice Based Experience II2
Clinical Fieldwork Courses
OTGR 62000
OTGR 62100
Fieldwork Level IIA
and Fieldwork Level IIB
12
Total Credits82

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.