Office: Room 2226 CPHS: 313-577-5884
Program Director: Doreen Head
Admissions Coordinator: Rosanne DiZazzo-Miller
Fieldwork Education Level I and II: Kim Banfill
Administrative Support Associate: Genevieve Zidzik
Administrative Assistant: Raquel Burchett
http://cphs.wayne.edu/ot/

The goal of the Occupational Therapy Doctorate (O.T.D.) program is to educate individuals to become occupational therapy health care professionals. It is designed as a 3-year program. Students must complete the required prerequisites prior to admission. Upon completion of the O.T.D. degree, students are eligible to sit for the national certification and examination procedures of the National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy.  A state License to practice is required after successful completion of the NBCOT certification examination.

Admission: Applicants must meet the admission standards of the Graduate School. Please contact the Occupational Therapy Program for further information.

Students admitted without a bachelor’s degree are encouraged to apply for the Bachelor of Health Science (B.H.S.) from Wayne State University after completing semester 6 of the OTD program.

Professional Program Admission: Applicants must apply for admission to the professional program, using the Occupational Therapy Centralized Application Service (OTCAS) Application, and be formally admitted at the graduate level. All applicants must hold a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or above for the professional program.

Accreditation: The M.O.T. program at Wayne State University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), the accrediting body of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The address for ACOTE is:
ACOTE, C/O Accreditation Department
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
7501 Wisconsin Avenue,
Suite 510E Bethesda, MD 20814

The courses prepare students to take the National Certification Examination (National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy).

One Bank Street Suite 300.
Gaithersburg MD 20878.
Phone: 301-990-7979.
Info@nbcot.org.
American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
telephone: 301-652-6611; Fax: 301-652-7711

Students admitted without a bachelor's degree are encouraged to apply for the Bachelor of Health Science (BHS) from Wayne State University after completing semester 6 of the O.T.D. program.

The O.T.D. program requires 103 credits, all of which are taken within the O.T.D. program. The credits are divided as follows: 83 credits comprise the core courses on foundational knowledge and hands-on preparation for clinical practice. Twelve credit hours is for Level II (6 months) where students hone their therapeutic skills in clinical settings. Eight hours is for the Capstone Experiential, the final component of the program (14 weeks) when students design and implement a doctoral level project in the community or clinic.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Winter Semester		Credits
OT 5520	Foundations of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science	3
OT 5530	Health Conditions I: Physical Disabilities	4
OT 5540	Health Conditions II: Mental Health	4
OT 5550	Therapeutic Media (Two sections)	2
	Credits	13
Spring/Summer Semester
OT 5560	Surface Anatomy for Occupational Therapy	2
OT 5570	Clinical Applications of Human Anatomy	3
OT 5580	Clinical Applications of Human Anatomy: Laboratory	1
OT 5620	Life Occupations Self Care (8 weeks)	3
	Credits	9
Fall Semester
OT 5630	Movement Assessment and Intervention	4
OT 5640	Neuroscience for Health Care Professionals	3
OT 6160	Occupational Therapy Research I	4
OT 6210	Occupational Therapy Practice in Aging	3
	Credits	14
Second Year
Winter Semester
OT 6250	Motor Control	3
OT 6260	Occupational Therapy Research II	1
OT 6265	Occupational Therapy Research II Lab	1
OT 6XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	3
OT 6XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	5
	Credits	13
Spring/Summer Semester
OT 6XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	1
OT 6XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	1
OT 6XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	3
OT 6XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	2
OT 6XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	1
	Credits	8
Fall Semester
OT 6XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	5
OT 6XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	5
OT 6XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	2
OT 8000	Capstone Dissemination	2
	Credits	14
Third Year
Winter Semester
OT 6200	Occupational Therapy Assessments and Interventions II	5
OT 7500	Occupational Therapy Synthesis	3
OT 7898	Level II Fieldwork A: Medical	2
OT 8XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	2
	Credits	12
Spring Semester
OT 7XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	4
OT 7XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	2
	Credits	6
Summer Semester
OT 7XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	4
OT 8XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	2
	Credits	6
Fall Semester
OT 8XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	6
OT 8XXX	(Course will be created at a later date - contact advisor for details)	2
	Credits	8
	Total Credits	103