The Division at a Glance
- Entry-level master’s degree program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® — ACOTE, c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association®, 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda MD 20814-3449, www.acoteonline.org, (301) 652-6611 x2914
- Ranked No. 3 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
- Founded in 1942
- Initiated nation’s first Post-Professional Master’s program in 1947
- Inaugurated world’s first PhD Program in Occupational Science in 1989
- Offers BS, MA, OTD (clinical doctorate) and PhD degree programs and facilitates postdoctoral training
- Contracts with more than 700 academic fieldwork education sites in more than 35 states and 5 countries
- Provides specialization in pediatrics, rehabilitation medicine and Lifestyle Redesign®
- Prepares students for traditional and non-traditional career paths
- Utilizes a problem-based learning/clinical-based reasoning approach
- Teaching assistantships and scholarships available
- ACOTE Standards Public Data
Faculty
- Total number of full-time faculty: 78
- Emeritus Professors: 2 (Elizabeth J. Yerxa and Ruth Zemke)
- Internationally-recognized honorary faculty: J. Seward Johnson
- Faculty Awards: 3 Eleanor Clarke Slagle lecturers (Elizabeth J. Yerxa, Ruth Zemke and Florence Clark)
- Full-time faculty to student ratio: 4.4:1
- Federal research grant funds received during the past three years: >$8,000,000
Students
- Total number of students enrolled: 309
- Students from out-of-state: 25 percent of the student body
- Students receiving financial aid (loans and scholarships): 68 percent of the student body
- Has one of the most ethnically diverse OT student populations in the nation
Alumni
- Total number: 3,024 alumni in 48 states
- AOTA Presidents: 4
- Eleanor Clarke Slagle Awards: 15
- OTAC Presidents: 4
University of Southern California
- Founded in 1880, USC is the oldest private research university in the West. Learn more at USC at a Glance.
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