Occupational Therapy Schools in California

University of Southern California

• Located in Los Angeles, University of Southern California offers a two-year master's degree for aspiring occupational therapists. Students learn about the theories and practice of occupational therapy during the first year of the program. During the second year of the program, students choose a specialty, such as working with children with autism, assisting people with injuries or helping disabled adults. To enter the program, applicants must have earned a bachelor's degree. The program values diversity and believes that applicants with degrees in fields unrelated to occupational therapy enrich the profession of occupational therapy and are strongly encouraged to apply.

  University of Southern California
  1540 Alcazar Street
  Los Angeles, CA 90033
  323-442-2850
  usc.edu

Samuel Merritt University

• Samuel Merritt University, located in Oakland, offers a two-year master's degree in occupational therapy. Students in the program receive a year of instruction in human anatomy and participate in a cadaver lab. Students enjoy individual attention, as the college boasts a student to faculty ratio of 9-to-1. Throughout the program, students offer their services to patients in the college's three free clinics under the close supervision of licensed occupational therapists.

  Samuel Merritt University
  3100 Telegraph Avenue
  Oakland, CA 94609
  510-869-6511
  samuelmerritt.edu

Dominican University of California

• Located in San Rafael, Dominican University of California offers two programs for aspiring occupational therapists. One program is a five-year, dual bachelor's and master's program, the other is a three-year master's program for students with a bachelor's degree in a non-occupational related field. Both groups of students complete a research or project-based thesis. Throughout the course of the programs, students learn about the theory and practice of occupational therapy in addition to obtaining hands-on practice in area hospitals and clinics under the supervision of licensed occupational therapists.

  Dominican University of California
  50 Acacia Avenue
  San Rafael, CA 94901
  415-458-3731
  dominican.edu