OTD Entry-Level Curriculum

USI Graduate Studies Graduation Requirements:

Candidates for graduation must file with the Registrar's Office a Formal Application for Graduation and a Diploma Form. If degree requirements will be completed in a spring or summer term, the forms should be submitted no later than October 1 of the preceding fall term. If degree requirements will be completed in the fall term, the forms should be submitted no later than March 1 of the preceding spring term. The Application for Graduation may be obtained at the office of the student's graduate program director. Timely submission of the Formal Application for Graduation help ensure that degree candidates receive commencement mailings, appear in the printed commencement program, and will have a diploma ordered.

USI OTD Program Graduation Requirements

• Maintain a B (3.0) average or better in all graduate work

• Achieve at least a B on required competency-based skills checkoffs

• Demonstrate acceptable levels of maturity and integrity, as well as behaviors and attitudes normally expected of healthcare professionals

• Complete all coursework degree requirements identified in the Plan of Study 

  • All students are admitted to the OTD program on a full-time basis. Completion of all degree requirements on a full-time basis will take a minimum of three years including two summers.  In exceptional cases, part-time status may be granted by the Department Chair. Part-time students must complete all degree requirements within a period defined by the Department Chair.   The time period must not exceed four years from the date of initial acceptance into the OTD program. Students must complete all Level II Fieldwork and the Doctoral Capstone within 18 months following completion of the didactic portion of the program.

• Progression in Relation to Fieldwork

  • If a student earns a letter grade of C or C+ in OT 796: Level II FW A or OT 797: Level II FW B, the student will be required to retake the course.  Progression in the OTD Program will depend upon successful completion of the second attempt of the fieldwork course.

• Progression in Relation to Capstone

  • If a student earns a letter grade of C or C+ in OT 811, OT 821, or OT 831, the student will be required to retake one or more of the courses to be eligible for graduation. Fulfillment of the ACOTE D standards and OTD program policy of earning a B or higher is required for OTD program completion and eligibility for graduation.