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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 850 academic fieldwork education sites in more than 39 states and 6 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
Total number of full-time faculty: 89
Emeritus Professors: 5
Faculty Awards: 3 Eleanor Clarke Slagle lecturers (Elizabeth J. Yerxa, Ruth Zemke and Florence Clark)
Full-time faculty to student ratio: 4.8:1
Federal research grant funds received during the past three years: >$8,000,000
Total number of students enrolled: 430
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
Total number: 3,024 alumni in 48 states
AOTA Presidents: 4
Eleanor Clarke Slagle Awards: 15
OTAC Presidents: 4
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