Culture, Community, and Belonging
General Resources

Diversity scholarship resources

The Chan Division funds a Vision Scholarship, for incoming students to the Entry-Level Master’s program, which provides financial aid to Latinx and/or African American students who exemplify the ideals and characteristics of the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) Vision 2025. For more information, and to apply, go to the page for Chan Division Scholarships and select the Entry Level Master’s Program (Incoming Students).

The Richard J. McCauley Graduate Fellowship is given to a continuing Entry-Level Master’s student deemed to have potential for leadership roles, and the donor wishes to support diversity among professional practitioners. For more information, and to apply, go to the page for Chan Division Scholarships and select the Entry Level Master’s Program (Continuing Students).

We also maintain a list of scholarships made available by USC and other bodies.

Additional resources at USC

See more about The Culture Journey at USC and the university resources and support systems available, including:

Student Health Counseling Services
studenthealth.usc.edu/counseling

WorkWell Center
workwell.usc.edu/

Campus Support & Intervention
campussupport.usc.edu

Office of Student Accessibility Services (OSAS)
osas.usc.edu

Sexual Assault & Survivor Support
sites.usc.edu/clientservices/

Trojans Care For Trojans (TC4T)
campussupport.usc.edu/trojans-care-4-trojans

USC Center for Excellence in Teaching
cet.usc.edu/teaching-resources

USC Department of Public Safety
dps.usc.edu

USC Office of the Ombuds
provost.usc.edu/office-of-the-ombuds

USC Student Life
studentlife.usc.edu

USC Office of Civil Rights Compliance
ocrc.usc.edu

and the following USC Cultural Centers:

Asian Pacific American Student Services
apass.usc.edu

Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs
cbcsa.usc.edu

La CASA Latinx/Chicanx Center
lacasa.usc.edu

LGBTQ+ Student Center
lgbtqplus.usc.edu

Office of International Services
ois.usc.edu

Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
orsl.usc.edu

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 doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is in Accreditation–Inactive status by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.