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Student Handbook Toggle Student Handbook. Appendices Toggle Appendices. Occupational Therapy Program. Saint Louis University Occupational Therapy Program Cost of Attendance Curriculum Overview The o ccupational therapy program at Saint Louis University provides students with the coursework, faculty and resources to graduate as competent and caring health care professionals. Highlights of SLU's program include: Undergraduate students in the occupational science program have a seamless, direct entry to the graduate-level occupational therapy master's program if all of the academic and professional behavior requirements of the undergraduate program are successfully completed.
The curriculum is divided into the pre-professional years and professional years phase. Once accepted, a student will progress through the entire program without the need for re-applying or taking a graduate entrance exam, provided the student meets the program's academic and professional behavior standards. Applied experiences are an integral and complementary part of the occupational therapy curriculum.
Occupational science and occupational therapy students participate in several levels of clinical experiences and fieldwork, beginning in year 3 and culminating in the completion of two week full-time fieldwork experiences in a variety of settings beginning in the spring semester of year 5. Upon graduation with the M. The curriculum is carefully planned to form students holistically and includes a liberal arts education in the Jesuit tradition with an emphasis on interprofessional health collaboration, a foundation in occupational science, occupational therapy coursework and field experiences in research and service.
Students have the opportunity to study abroad in the spring semester of their sophomore year. The undergraduate program B. Students are assigned to a faculty mentor who supports the student's professional development.
Clinical and Research Opportunities Clinical fieldwork is an integral and complementary part of the occupational therapy curriculum. Research Occupational therapy students who choose to pursue a master's project are matched with a faculty member who mentors their development of a comprehensive project that is closely associated with the faculty member's scholarship. After successfully passing the exam, students will receive the designation of OTR: occupational therapist, registered In most states, practitioners must hold a current license or limited permit in order to work.
Required minimum of one year of Biology and one year of Chemistry or equivalent coursework. High school seniors applying for admission are reviewed on an individual basis. Transfer Applicants The program reserves up to 10 seats for qualified sophomore and junior transfer students with entry beginning in the fall term.
Transfer students must have a minimum 3. Per university policy, courses with grades of C or above may be eligible for transfer credit. Students with fewer than 75 earned credit hours when entering the program are eligible for transfer admission. All prerequisite courses must have been completed within the last five years.
It is recommended that science courses be taken at a four-year university; however, community college coursework will be accepted. Science courses taken online are not accepted. In-progress coursework must be completed by the semester of entry.
Students must have their 20 hours of experience documented in the Journal of Experiences. Students must have a bachelor's degree in communication sciences and disorders or speech-language pathology to apply to the graduate program. Students interested in the communication sciences and disorders graduate degree that have a bachelor's degree in a different discipline can complete the SLU CSD Leveling Option before applying. Graduate students will complete a clinical practicum in each term; the program is six semesters, including two summers, and students begin the program in the summer semester.
Students begin in the summer. All graduate students must complete 61 credits, including a required clinical practicum each term. Research students will also complete a thesis for six elective credits.
Students must enroll in five terms semester or summer of graduate course credit clinical practicum during their study. Additionally, six credits of off-campus clinical practice are completed during the last semester of study. CSD Graduate Handbook. A major strength of SLU's M. The department has strong working relationships with hospitals, schools, rehabilitation facilities and community clinics in St.
Louis and surrounding areas. Students will experience at least two separate off-campus clinical placements, often obtaining 50 clinical hours or more at each site.
During their last semester, students are ready for a full-time internship, consisting of placements in both medical and educational settings.
Students typically obtain considerably more than the minimum clock hours required by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and are well-prepared to begin their professional careers. Graduates have gone on to careers at public and private schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, home health agencies, clinics, private practices and universities.
Speech-language pathology is rated by the U. Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in communication science and disorders or have successfully completed the prerequisite courses in the field. Individuals with a bachelor's degree in a different discipline are not eligible for admission into the graduate program until completion of the undergraduate prerequisite courses. Students may be eligible for admission into the speech, language and hearing sciences leveling program.
Students must meet clinical practicum eligibility requirements for participation in the required clinical practicum. All admission policies and requirements for domestic students apply to international students along with the following:. The department admissions committee will begin the review of the applications after the Feb.
The occupational science and occupational therapy program has a focus on interprofessional care and occupational justice. Occupational therapists work with people of all ages across the entire lifespan to improve the quality of their everyday lives and allow people to live life to its fullest. Occupational therapists practice in a variety of settings, ranging from the traditional schools, hospitals, home health, skilled nursing facilities, etc. Occupational therapists partner with the client to plan interventions that promote health, focusing on activities that are important and meaningful to the individual or the community.
The post-professional doctorate program O. The o ccupational therapy program at Saint Louis University provides students with the coursework, faculty and resources to graduate as competent and caring health care professionals. Highlights of SLU's program include:.
Clinical fieldwork is an integral and complementary part of the occupational therapy curriculum. Through classroom and fieldwork experiences, students develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors that allow for occupation-centered and evidence-driven occupational therapy practice. Occupational science and occupational therapy students participate in several levels of clinical experiences and fieldwork.
Applied Community Service Experiences take place during year 3 and are aligned with students' engagement in occupational science courses. Students are expected to complete a minimum of 20 hours of experiences throughout the fall and spring semesters.
Level I Fieldwork is the applied experience that is coordinated with coursework during the fall and spring semesters of year professional year 1 4 and the fall semester of year 5 professional year 2. Course instructors design assignments to be completed during Level I Fieldwork to assist students with meeting the learning objectives of the fieldwork experience, while also addressing the learning objectives of the course.
Level II Fieldwork is the in-depth practical experience in the delivery of occupational therapy services that focuses on the promotion of clinical reasoning and reflective practice skills, the application of the treatment process including evaluation, intervention, and discharge, and professional behavior development with the ultimate goal of preparing our graduates for entry-level occupational therapy practice.
Level II Fieldwork can take place in either traditional or emerging practice settings. Students complete two week Level II Fieldwork experiences following the successful completion of all didactic coursework. Fieldwork objectives for these experiences are collaboratively established by fieldwork sites and the academic program. During each Level II Fieldwork experience, students participate in weekly assignments in order to maintain close contact with the academic program, track the progress of learning and skill development, and assist with the achievement of Level II Fieldwork learning objectives.
The M. Regulations require all students to complete a criminal background check and a drug test at least once during the program; either or both may be repeated as agency requirements demand. Positive results from the criminal background check or drug tests may result in ineligibility to graduate from the program. Occupational therapy students who choose to pursue a master's project are matched with a faculty member who mentors their development of a comprehensive project that is closely associated with the faculty member's scholarship.
After successfully passing the exam, students will receive the designation of OTR: occupational therapist, registered. In most states, practitioners must hold a current license or limited permit in order to work. Bureau of Labor Statistics. About half of occupational therapists work in offices of occupational therapy or in hospitals. Others work in schools, nursing homes and home health services. Additional opportunities include consultation to industry, community settings, teaching and research.
The salary of an occupational therapist varies based upon geographic location, years of experience and type of employment. Standardized test scores are now optional. When evaluating whether to apply test-optional or with a test score, applicants should note that students accepted in previous years had an average composite 26 ACT or an average total SAT. The application deadline is Dec. Late applications are not considered. Admission decisions will be made Feb. The program reserves up to 15 seats for qualified post-baccalaureate students with entry beginning in mid-May with the start of Gross Anatomy.
Post-baccalaureate applicants to the OT program are required to have completed nine prerequisite courses listed below , earning a minimum cumulative 3. All nine prerequisite courses must have been completed within the last 5 years. Grades below a "C" will not be accepted. It is recommended that science courses be taken at a four-year university, but community college coursework will be accepted. Science courses taken online will not be accepted.
All prerequisite coursework must be completed by the application deadline date of January Freshmen or undergraduate transfer applicants from the U. SLU also accepts the Common App. The OTCAS is a centralized service that enables prospective occupational therapy students to submit all application materials electronically. All admission policies and requirements for domestic students apply to international students along with the following:.
Interviews will be conducted throughout February and all final decisions will be made and communicated by March 1. For priority consideration for merit-based scholarships, applicants should apply for admission by Dec.
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