* Transfer credits accepted
Associate of Science in Occupational Therapy (ASOT)
Leadership
Name:
Sara J. Loesche, MS, OTR/L, CHT, CEAS
Position:
- Program Director, Associate of Science in Occupational Therapy Program
- Associate Professor
4201 Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Email:
Sara.Loesche@jefferson.edu
Contact Number(s):
Curriculum
The AS in Occupational Therapy program features five 8-week terms per year, with classes two evenings per week and Saturday mornings. Additional learning and activities occur through an online format. In addition to active classroom learning, the program includes a strong clinical component, with five total clinical fieldwork experiences required. The first three placements are part-time (36 hours per term), and the final two terms consist of two 8-week, full-time clinical placements—preparing you for your transition into the field.
Retention & Progression
A minimum overall 2.0 grade point average (GPA) in all coursework must be maintained each term. A term GPA below 2.0 may result in probation. A student must attain a minimum overall 2.0 GPA prior to enrolling in Level II fieldwork courses. A student must achieve a minimum overall 2.0 GPA to be eligible to graduate.
Graduation Requirements
Students must fulfill the 69 credit hour requirements for the Occupational Therapy Assistant Studies program. Credit hour requirements include all didactic and Level II Fieldwork A and B related coursework.
All courses must be taken in sequence.
Year 1
| Fall I | Credits |
| Learning & Technology | 3 |
| Writing About Worlplace Culture | 3 |
| Fall II | |
| History & Philosophy of OTA Practice | 3 |
| Current Topics in Biology* | 3 |
| Spring I | Credits |
| Anatomy, Physiology, & Biomechanics | 4 |
| Intro to Mental Health & the OTA | 3 |
| Spring II | |
| Occupations Across the Lifespan I: Infancy-Adolescence | 3 |
| Conditions I: Infancy – Adolescence | 3 |
| Level 1A Fieldwork | 1 |
| Summer | Credits |
| Occupations Across the Lifespan II: Adulthood | 3 |
| Conditions II: Adulthood | 3 |
Year 2
| Fall I | Credits |
| Environments & Contexts of Occupation | 3 |
| Interventions I: Infancy – Adolescence | 4 |
| Fall II | |
| Interventions II: Young – Middle Adulthood | 4 |
| College Algebra* | 3 |
| Level 1B Fieldwork | 1 |
* Transfer credits accepted
| Spring I | Credits |
| Interventions III: Late Adulthood | 4 |
| Leadership & Human Service Systems | 3 |
| Level 1C Fieldwork | 1 |
| Spring II | |
| Ethics & Critical Thinking I | 1 |
| Level IIA Fieldwork | 6 |
| Summer | Credits |
| Ethics & Critical Thinking II | 1 |
| Level IIB Fieldwork | 6 |