Graduate Catalog

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

Graduation Requirements

Completion of the B.S. degree program in occupational science at Ithaca College.
Completion of the required courses listed below.
Completion of a research project or thesis that includes a proposal, data collection or library research, analysis, and presentation of results. The research thesis is conducted under the supervision of faculty members and must meet professional publication standards. Students' proposals must be accepted for thesis research by the faculty. These students will register for 673-67200/67300 Individual Thesis Research. Students who do not undertake a thesis must take 673-67100 Group Research and 673-67500 Advanced Program Practice, and pass a comprehensive examination developed by the faculty prior to graduation.

Students enrolled in the thesis option who have completed all coursework except the thesis will be required to enroll in at least 1 credit of thesis each semester until they finish their degree. Students should work with their program advisers to plan an appropriate course and credit schedule. For international students this schedule will be reflected in the immigration paperwork.

Major Department Requirements

673-62000	Advanced Theory and Practice	3
673-65000 or	Applied Pediatric Neuroscience (3)	3
673-65100	Applied Adult Neuroscience (3)
673-65500	Technological Interventions in Occupational Therapy	3
673-66500	Gerontic Occupational Therapy	3
673-xxxxx	Clinical Elective I	3
673-xxxxx	Clinical Elective II	3
	Total, major department requirements	18

Students are expected to take 6 credits of clinical electives in the 03 spring block, which is in the first half of the spring semester. Students must take 3 credits from the 673-64xxx list of courses and 3 credits from the 673-68xxx list of courses. Specific courses offered will be determined by student consensus.

Spring Graduate Electives

Clinical Elective Courses

673-64100	Adaptation and Environmental Modification (3)
673-64300	Cognitive Rehabilitation (3)
673-64500	Vocational Readiness (3)
673-64600	Play and Leisure (3)
673-68100	Advanced Concepts in Physical Disabilities (3)
673-68200	Advanced Concepts in Psychosocial Occupational Therapy (3)
673-68300	Advanced Concepts in Geriatric Rehabilitation (3)
673-68400	School-Based Occupational Therapy (3)
673-68500	Hand Therapy (3)
673-68800	Occupational Therapy in Early Intervention (3)

Clinical Fieldwork Courses

673-60000	Clinical Fieldwork II -- Children and Adolescents	6
673-69000	Clinical Fieldwork II -- Adult and Geriatric	6
673-69500 or	Clinical Fieldwork II -- Elective Specialty	4
673-69600	Elective Internship
	Total, clinical fieldwork	16

Research

673-67200	Individual Thesis Research I (3) and
673-67300	Individual Thesis Research II (3) or
673-67500	Advanced Program Practice (3) and
673-67100	Group Research (3)
	Total research	6
	Total, M.S. in occupational therapy	40

Clinical Fieldwork

Clinical fieldwork is an essential part of professional training, and students must complete three level II fieldwork experiences in preparation for their degree and certification. Fieldwork centers maintain contractual relationships with Ithaca College, and students are placed in fieldwork centers by the fieldwork coordinator well in advance of the beginning of these placements. Once placements are confirmed, students cannot alter them.

Students will be assigned to fieldwork based on their preferences and the availability of placements. Students should expect to do at least some of their fieldwork at a distance from their homes and Ithaca. They are responsible for making their own housing and travel arrangements, although the department and the fieldwork center are usually able to provide some help. Students and their families need to plan ahead for this process.

The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) requires that all level II fieldwork experiences be completed within 24 months of the completion of the academic portion of the curriculum. Students who fail to complete graduate fieldwork within this period are subject to dismissal from the program.