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Please join us for the Rehabilitation Science Seminar for a talk titled “Barriers and Facilitators of People with and without Disabilities in Accepting Autonomous Shuttle Services” with Dr. Sherrilene Classen, Professor and Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Florida on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. The seminar will begin…

This milestone class also holds the distinction of being the first OTD graduates from a Florida public institution.

As a capstone student in the Department of Occupational Therapy, fourth-year doctor of occupational therapy (OTD) student, Pooja Surkanti, developed three simulation labs for second-year students as her capstone project.

The OTD program is the first and only entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy in the Florida State University System. The program was approved by the Board of Governors last year and will graduate the first class in 2021.

The entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program has applied for accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814-3449. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its Web address is…

You must submit official transcripts to both OTCAS and the University of Florida Admissions Office.  The address of the Admissions Office is found in the footer at the bottom of each page on their website.

Please see the note on our Required Prerequisites page.  There are several suggestions for appropriate courses.  The intent of this course requirement is that the student will give multiple individual oral presentations in the class with feedback on their performance.  Good communication skills are critical to functioning effectively as…

Prerequisite courses can be completed at any accredited college or university.  This includes community colleges.

All prerequisite courses must be completed by the time you enroll in the program. However, the Admission Committee must have enough information about your performance in these courses to predict your ability to succeed in the program. If you can, leave the medical terminology and oral communication classes until after…

Anatomy, Physiology, Statistics, and Abnormal Psychology should be less than 5 years old from the application date. All other prerequisites should be less than 7 years old from the application date. The Doctor of Occupational Therapy program will accept the following prerequisite courses taken through Advanced Placement or credit by…