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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). ACOTE c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929, (301) 652-6611 x2914, acoteonline.org,
• Ranked No. 1 occupational therapy program 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

Faculty

• Total number of full-time faculty: 93
• Emeritus Professors: 6
• Faculty Awards: 4 Eleanor Clarke Slagle lecturers (Elizabeth J. Yerxa, Ruth Zemke, Florence Clark, Mary Lawlor)
• Full-time faculty to student ratio: 4.8:1
• Currently hold more than $22.5 million in federal research grants

Students

• 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 racially and ethnically diverse OT student populations in the nation

Alumni

• Total number: 3,024 alumni in 48 states
• AOTA Presidents: 4
• Eleanor Clarke Slagle Awards: 16
• OTAC Presidents: 5

University of Southern California

• Founded in 1880, USC is the oldest private research university in the West. Learn more at USC at a Glance.

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE). The USC entry-level OTD degree program (cost of attendance) has been granted Candidacy Status by ACOTE. View our program’s ACOTE standards public data. ACOTE c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929, (301) 652-6611 x2914, acoteonline.org

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for certification by National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at secure.nbcot.org/data/schoolstats.aspx.