 Learn by Doing
At USP, you don't have to wait to begin experiencing what it's like to be an occupational therapist. From the beginning, class work is fully blended with hands-on learning.
- You'll be in the field nearly every semester learning through doing
- You'll enhance your knowledge base through hands-on involvement
- Class sizes are small, so you'll get personal attention during lectures and in labs
- You'll have valuable opportunities to interact and communicate with nationally recognized faculty and fellow students
- You'll learn in a friendly, supportive environment.
Clinical Fieldwork
 At USP, you'll have five semesters with some fieldwork experience. In the beginning of your first professional year, you'll start having experiences with clients. By your second professional year, you'll be working one day a week with clients. In your third professional year, you'll work with people of all ages during two three-month clinical fieldwork periods.
During your fieldwork, you may work with clients in a variety of settings such as:
- Community centers
- Preschool and kindergarten through grade 12 settings
- Community outreach programs
- Long-term care residences
- Hospitals
- Rehabilitation centers
- Therapeutic equestrian programs
- Client homes
Grants and Community Partnerships
 Through grants and community partnerships USP OT students have:
- Developed activities to improve the lives of intellectually and
developmentally challenged people at an occupational training center
- Organized a health and safety fair for children and their families in a disadvantaged community
- Observed and interacted with preschool children and designed, created and implemented a community garden for them
- Developed a health and wellness program for seniors in independent- and assisted-living facilities
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