Curriculum

All students currently holding an entry-level MOT in occupational therapy will be required to take all courses in the OTD curriculum, which consists of the 32 credits outlined below.

If you will be entering the program with a bachelor's degree, you must first complete the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Occupational Therapy (CAGS) as a bridge into the OTD program. Click here to learn more about the CAGS program.

First Year Courses (20 credits):
Course	Title	Credits
Fall Semester
OT 651	Systems	3
OT 652	Doctoral Seminar	1
OT 654	Critical Inquiry of Scholarship I	3
	Credits	7
Spring Semester
OT 640	Directed Study in Evidence-Based Practice	3
OT 650	Application of Theory and Exploration of Occupation	3
	Credits	6
Summer Semester
OT 655	Professional Seminar	3
OT 656	Critical Inquiry of Scholarship II	4
	Credits	7
Second Year Courses (12 credits):
Fall Semester
OT 653	Policy/Ethics	2
OT 660	Seminar: Innovations and Emerging Issues in Children and Youth	3
or OT 662	Seminar: Innovations and Emerging Issues in the Adult Health Care Continuum	3
OT 680	Capstone I	2
	Credits	7
Spring Semester
OT 671	Leadership in Higher Education	3
OT 681	Capstone II	2
	Credits	5
	Total Credits	32

Residency requirement
All students are required to attend one summer course at Quinnipiac University for the duration of one week (OT 656). Students also are required to attend the Symposium Day at the completion of the second year to present their final project.

Class Schedule
Classes begin in the fall. Program requires five semesters: two academic years and summer between.

Courses and curriculum requirements are subject to change.