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UIC鈥檚 entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program is designed for students who have a bachelor鈥檚 or master鈥檚 degree in another subject and want to become occupational therapists. Our curriculum prepares you for the national certification exam and practice as an OT.

Learn to integrate occupational therapy practice, theory and research using our Scholarship of Practice model. Gain skills to engage in ethical, reflective and high-quality practice. Get ready to become a leader and advocate, and deliver best practice in a wide variety of settings.

We鈥檙e committed to helping you become a culturally responsive practitioner, able to meet your clients鈥� diverse occupational needs and achieve full participation in society, especially within under resourced urban communities. You鈥檒l get an education that prepares you to integrate occupational therapy practice, theory and research using our Scholarship of Practice (SOP) model. Complete your doctoral capstone with the support of your SOP Collaborative, a faculty-led group of students pursuing scholarly work in a specific area. Become a leader and advocate to serve individuals, families, groups and communities across the life span in a wide variety of settings. Our entry-level OTD program is carried out in the context of an urban research university, reflecting UIC鈥檚 commitment to diversity, social justice and community engagement.

Your career If you鈥檙e an analytical thinker, a 鈥減eople person,鈥� and enjoy solving problems creatively and collaboratively, you鈥檒l find occupational therapy to be an extremely rewarding career. OTs work to maximize the function and life satisfaction of persons whose daily life performance has been, or might be, affected by a health condition, disease, disability, life stress and other factors. Occupational therapy consists of facilitating participation in roles and activities that are important to the patient, client or family. Occupational therapy also includes teaching prevention and wellness strategies to keep people healthy, modifying home and work environments, and addressing the needs of underresourced communities.

Occupational therapy is a rewarding field that provides job opportunities in a variety of settings. Many OTs work within hospitals and outpatient clinics, but many OTs work in nonmedical settings such as: School systems: Working to support students鈥� ability to successfully participate in their classrooms and other school environments Community-based organizations that support older adults: Collaborating with older adults鈥攁nd their families鈥攖o support their efforts to successfully age in place and participate in their communities Home and community-based settings that serve pediatric clients: Working in natural settings to promote a child鈥檚 development and the occupational performance of children, families and communities.