Master of Occupational Therapy
Doctor of Occupational Therapy
The Program in Occupational Therapy at LSU Health Shreveport is no longer accepting applications to the Master of Occupational Therapy program. The Doctor of Occupational Therapy program was granted Candidacy Status by the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education in December 2021. The first cohort to the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program enrolled in May 2022.
CLICK HERE to read more about the curriculum and admissions criteria for the first Doctorate of Occupational Therapy in Louisiana!
Accreditation
The Master of Occupational Therapy Program is Accredited-Inactive by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. ACOTE’s telephone number, c/o AOTA, is (301) 652-aota and its web address is www.acoteonline.org. The Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program has been approved by the Louisiana Board of Regents and is in the candidacy stage of accreditation.
Program Outcomes
The LSU Health Shreveport Master of Occupational Therapy program has had a 100% pass rate on the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy for the past ten years. Visit National Board Certification in Occupational Therapy website for program performance data on the certification examination by state and program level.
According to our graduate surveys, 100% of MOT graduates who are seeking employment are employed within 6 months of graduation. The total number of graduates from the LSU Health Shreveport Master of Occupational Therapy program during the 3-year period of 2020-2022 was 74 with an overall graduation rate of 98%.
| Graduation Year | Students Enter/Graduating | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23/21 | 91% |
| 2022 | 26/25 | 96% |
| 2023 | 26/23 | 88% |
|
Total |
75/69 |
92% |
MOT Program - Cost of Attendance*
*The table below presents the cost of attendance for the academic year (2022-2023) of the final cohort of MOT students. Since no new cohorts were admitted following this academic year, no further updates are available.
| Current Cost | Summer 2022 | Fall 2022 |
Spring 2023 | Academic Year 2022-23 |
Program 2021-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuition |
2,736.00 |
5,073.50 |
5076.75 |
12,886.25 |
28,508 |
|
Student |
212.50 |
424.50 |
455.50 |
1,092.50 |
2,397.50 |
|
Books/ |
500.00 |
750.00 |
500.00 |
1,750.00 |
4,000.00 |
|
Loan Fees |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Distance Ed Fees |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total LA Resident |
2,761.00 |
6,248.00 |
5,532.25 |
14,541.25 |
31,843.50 |
|
Non-Resident Fee |
2825.75 |
5,556.25 |
5557.75 |
13,939.75 |
30,705.25 |
|
Total Non-Resident |
5,586.75 |
11,804.25 |
11,090.00 |
28,481.00 |
62,548.75 |
CONTACT
Student Admissions Office
(318) 813-2908
ShvAHStudentAffairs@lsuhs.edu
Occupational Therapy
Department Office
Connie Perkins, OT Coordinator
(318) 813-2950
connie.perkins@lsuhs.edu
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