Overview

Graduate Programs in Occupational Therapy / Graduate Programs in Occupational Therapy is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	116
Doctoral Degrees	116

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (minimum score 1000) Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (minimum score 1000) Residency, portfolio

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

329

Applied

224

Accepted

141

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE (minimum score 1000)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (minimum score 1000)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum cumulative 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	Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

267

Total Graduate Students

6%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	9.36%
Black or African American	1.12%
White or Caucasian	42%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	33.71%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.5%
Unknown	5.24%

Gender

Male (7%)

Female (92%)

Faculty

54

Total faculty

Full-time - 31

Part-time - 23

Male (9)

Female (45)

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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