The Division at a Glance
- Entry-level degree program fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) 4720 Montgomery Lane, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda MD 20824-1220 (301) 652-2682
- Ranked #1 in the nation by US News & World Report for eight of the past 11 years
- Founded in 1942 (nearly 70 years old)
- 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 programs
- Contracts with over 700 academic fieldwork education sites in over 35 states and 5 countries
- Provides specialization in pediatrics, rehabilitation medicine and Lifestyle Redesign®
- Prepares students for traditional and nontraditional OT career paths
- Utilizes a problem-based learning / clinical-based reasoning approach
- Divisional teaching assistantships and scholarships available
- ACOTE Standards Public Data
- Total number of faculty: 64
- Emeritus Professors: 2 (Elizabeth June Yerxa and Ruth Zemke)
- Internationally recognized adjunct faculty: Jane Goodall and J. Seward Johnson
- Faculty Awards: 4 Eleanor Clarke Slagle lecturers (Elizabeth June Yerxa, Mary Reilly, Ruth Zemke and Florence Clark)
- Full-time faculty to student ratio: 10:1
- Total grant funds received in the past 3 years: $4,038,085
- Total number of students enrolled: 294
- Students from out of state: 25% of student body
- Students receiving financial aid (loans and scholarships): 68% of student body
- Has one of the most ethnically diverse OT student populations in the nation
- Total number: 2,858 OT Alumni in 47 states
- AOTA Presidents: 4 (Wilma West, Florence Cromwell, Mary Foto and Florence Clark)
- Alumni Awards: 15 Eleanor Clarke Slagle Award lecturers
- OTAC Presidents: Melissa Szamet, Shawn Phipps
|
