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Lindsay Luiz OS Minor ’18

What is your Major?
Health and Human Sciences.

What brought you to USC?
I took a tour prior to my senior year of high school and I was immediately hooked.

What made you decide to pursue the occupational science minor?
I had never heard of the field of OT before, but I had heard about it through other students here as well as my advisor, so I decided to take the intro course. From there, I decided to pursue the minor!

Describe your favorite occupational science minor course.
My favorite course so far has been OT 325: The Brain: Mind, Body, and Self. It was an awesome class that had a good mix of neuroscience concepts as well as holistic health and wellbeing.

Tell us about your favorite memory at USC so far.
I LOVE going to the USC football games, and my favorite memory was the game this season against Texas! It went double overtime and was an overall amazing (but stressful) game to share with my friends!

How do you plan to use what you have learned in the minor in the future?
I want to attend a masters program in OT and make it my career in the future. I love all that the OS minor has taught me that I would never learn at another school.

What song can you sing entirely by heart?
Love Like Crazy by Lee Brice.

What are some small things that make your day better?
Going outside, walking around campus and enjoying our beautiful scenery at USC!

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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 accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited 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 apply for the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. All states require licensure to practice; a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT® OTR certification examination or attain state licensure. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.