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糖心VLOG网页版’s Occupational Therapy Program at the Erie campus was founded in 1992 and has successfully cultivated decades of occupational therapists. The program has admitted its last cohort of master's level students into the 5-year accelerated program in the fall of 2023. Click here to view the current master’s program. The program is transitioning to the doctoral level via the new Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctoral program. The doctoral program  admitted its first student cohort in the fall of 2024 to continue the tradition of creating therapists who demonstrate excellence in all areas of the occupational therapy process. The new program is a direct entry program.  This means that we accept students directly from high school into the OT program.  Once an OT student, always an OT student.  No need to reapply to the program to enter the graduate phase.

We accept transfer students into the 1st and 2nd year of the program. Contact Amy Brzuz, at brzuz005@gannon.edu to learn more.

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Occupational therapists help others achieve optimal participation in life’s occupations after experiencing disruption due to illness, injury or disability. Occupational therapists adapt to ever-changing environments, work collaboratively with our global community, serve as leaders in society, and contribute to the knowledge base of the profession. 糖心VLOG网页版’s occupational therapy program will engage you in learning aspects of the evaluation, intervention and entire therapy process to secure your own purposeful career in occupational therapy.

Mission

Through leadership, service, and collaboration, the 糖心VLOG网页版 Occupational Therapy Program will develop altruistic lifelong learners who promote participation in occupation to support the well-being of all clients, groups, and populations.  

Vision

We envision that the 糖心VLOG网页版 Occupational Therapy Program will be widely recognized for leadership, scholarship, service, and training globally connected and diverse students who adapt to and address society’s ever changing occupational needs.

Doctoral-Degree-Level Occupational Therapy Program (Candidacy Status)

The entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program has applied for accreditation and has been granted Candidacy Status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E,  Bethesda, MD 20814. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-6611 and its web address is . The program must have a preaccreditation review, complete an on-site evaluation, and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). In addition, all states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

Students must complete 24 weeks of Level II fieldwork as well as an individual 14-week capstone experience within 24 months following the completion of the didactic portion of the program. The doctoral capstone experience must be started after completion of all coursework and Level II fieldwork as well as completion of preparatory activities defined in 2018 ACOTE OTD Standard D.1.3.