Overview

Graduate Program in Occupational Science / Graduate Program in Occupational Science is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (minimum combined score of 1100) Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

17

Applied

6

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (minimum combined score of 1100)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 5
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

22

Total Graduate Students

13%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.55%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	68%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	4.55%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	9.09%

Gender

Male (18%)

Female (81%)

Faculty

13

Total faculty

Full-time - 13

Part-time - 0

Male (3)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Health and well-being; health disparities and cultural influences on health and recovery; family life; community re-integration and social participation; engagement, activity and neuroscience; rehabilitation science and ethics; society and social justice; autism and sensory integration; interventions; health disparities in autism diagnosis
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,326,000

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Dr. Florence Clark
Associate Dean and Chair
Email: fclark@usc.edu
Phone: 323-442-2850
Fax: 323-442-1590

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