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The Division at a Glance
USC Chan’s entry-level OTD degree program has been granted Candidacy Status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®), 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-6611, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) , acoteonline.org
Ranked No. 5 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 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: 104
Emeritus Professors: 6
AOTA Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture Awardees: 4
AOTA President-Elect: 1
Full-time faculty to student ratio: 4.8:1
Currently hold more than $28.7 million in federal research grants
Students
Total number of students enrolled: 495
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
Total number: More than 5,200 alumni in 48 states, 16 countries and 6 continents
AOTA Presidents: 5
Eleanor Clarke Slagle Awards: 16
OTAC Presidents: 6
AOTA Roster of Fellows: 101