Entry Level Occupational Therapy Programs

Grand Valley State University

• Grand Valley State University has a master’s degree program in occupational therapy that prepares students to pursue leadership roles in non-traditional and traditional environments. Students may complete this program in four semesters of academic study followed by two semesters of fieldwork. The required courses include foundational perspectives in occupational therapy, foundations of child and adolescent practice, meaningful living through occupation, foundations of adult practice and foundations of older adult practice.

  Grand Valley State University

  One Campus Drive

  Allendale, MI 49401

  616-331-5000

  http://gvsu.edu/

Columbia University Medical Center

• Columbia University Medical Center has a Master of Science program in occupational therapy that prepares students to enter into the field of occupational therapy or to advance their studies with a doctoral degree in occupational therapy. Students may complete this program in 24 months of study that includes all required fieldwork. Students who prefer to complete the program at a slightly slower pace, have the option of following a three-year curriculum plan.

  Columbia University Medical Center

  710 West 168th Street

  New York, NY 10032

  212-305-5267

  http://cumc.columbia.edu/

Washington University School of Medicine

• Washington University School of Medicine offers entry level students the opportunity to earn either a master’s degree or a doctoral degree in occupational therapy. Students in this program take courses that include theory and foundations for occupational therapy practice, management in a changing practice environment, disability and social policy, self-management in chronic health conditions and biological basis of daily performance.

  Washington University School of Medicine

  4444 Forest Park Avenue

  Saint Louis, MO 63108

  314-286-1600

  http://wustl.edu/

University of Minnesota

• The University of Minnesota has an occupational therapy program that is delivered in a hybrid format and leads to a master’s degree upon completion. Students are admitted into the program during the fall semester of each year and can complete the program after 21 to 25 months of study. Students take courses during the day and online, on subjects that include public and professional engagement, foundations of occupational science and occupational therapy, functional anatomy and kinesiology and management of occupational therapy services.

  University of Minnesota

  516 Delaware Street Southeast

  Minneapolis, MN 55455

  877-334-2659

  http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/index.php