Occupational Therapy MSOTA

NOW Accepting applications for Summer 2013

PROGRAM MISSION

The mission of the Occupational Therapy program is to provide competent health care providers who possess basic skills as a health care provider, consultant, educator, manager, researcher, and advocate for the profession and the consumer. In addition the program seeks to improve patient access and quality care for rural and underserved populations through interprofessional education.

PROGRAM STATUS:
The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) has granted candidacy status for Indiana State University’s Master of Science program in occupational therapy. This action permits the university to admit students into the program as scheduled in May 2013.

In granting candidacy status, ACOTE is acknowledging that the program demonstrates potential for achieving compliance with its accreditation standards. The council cited as strengths a thoughtful candidacy application, a thorough curriculum design based on the mission of the occupational therapy program and the mission of the university and a thorough and appropriate strategic plan.

The council cited only one area of concern, that the program’s application addressed the philosophy of learning but not the philosophy of occupational therapy and said the program director should ensure that this concern is fully addressed in the program’s initial self-study report.