Boston University

Boston University is one of the modern world's leading private institutions of teaching and research, offering programs across the globe to complement its two main campus locations in the heart of Boston.

Even before required to do so, Boston University freely admitted students without regard to race, religion or sex. Martin Luther King, Jr. is proudly counted within our alumni family. When he received his doctorate from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1955, we were made prouder still. Dr. King has made a place for himself in long list of names that has been carrying on since the University was founded. The first woman to earn a Ph.D., the first woman admitted to the bar in Massachusetts, the first Native American to graduate with a doctorate in medicine, and the first African-American psychiatrist in the United States are among other notable alumni.

Engaging Boston University in direct service to the community long before such service was fashionable, the University's founders were also ahead of their time. Lemuel Murlin, the third president of the University, characterized a university "in the heart of the city, in the service of the city." With the changing landscape in academics, we have expanded the definition to include the entire world as the community we service. The depth of the University's experience covers health care, the arts, public education, and is revered in higher education in America.

The purpose of the modern university, above all other institutions in our society, is to serve the future. Boston University accomplishes this feat through educating individuals to participate in fulfilling and productive lies as well as by utilizing research to create solutions to possible problems. Boston University, as a major research university, where groundbreaking research is conducted in a wide variety of fields and across disciplines, is both a repository for accumulated knowledge and experience and a testing ground for critically examining received wisdom. To ensure that our students are adaptable, engaged and equipped for successful careers and fulfilling lives, our programs (taught by an inspired, committed and creative faculty) combine the enduring value of a liberal arts education with the skills and experience offered by professional schools.

Physical Therapy Schools

Integrating liberal arts and professional education, the five-year period, integrated BS/MSOT program puts you on the way to the Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Studies at the end of the fourth year and the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy after five years of coursework and a minimum of 24 weeks of guided fieldwork. Then the student is eligible to take the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) National Certification Examination. The graduate, upon successful completion of the NBCOT Exam, can enter practice as an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OSR).

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

To improve the health and well-being of others in a wide variety of settings, students are prepared to be excellent practitioners and leaders, capable of applying occupational therapy knowledge and expertise.

This program is designed for students who:

• Can be both flexible and dynamic in the workplace
• Are competent to deal with all kind of people around them and their problems
• Serve mankind with the knowledge they have gained
• Are prepared to be responsible for their own personal and professional growth

Professional Program

Graduates are prepared with baccalaureate degrees in disciplines other than OT to become occupational therapists in The Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) degree program. The course of study prepares the student for practice as an occupational therapist in both traditional and non-traditional settings. The program combines academic courses with integrated experiences in fieldwork. The programs includes:

• A two year academic schedule plus 24 weeks of internship
• Full-time, mainly day time courses during the week, plus some evening labs
• Starts in the fall
• Each course builds off a previous one so there is no spring entrance option
• Summer courses

Master of Science Online/Distance Learning Program

Boston Universityís post-professional Master of Science degree program is now being offered in an exclusive online format. This is a creative program that lets students get their MS degree while still allowing them to continue their career and stay at home.Designed to increase practitioners' ability to apply current theory, research, and knowledge of health and social service systems in their current clinical practice setting is what our post-professional MS program is all about.

Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Help mold occupational therapy's future. Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is now offering a new online post-professional course: Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD). Promoting advanced study beyond the entry or post-professional master's level is this clinical distance education doctoral degree for working professionals. While accommodating demanding work and home life schedules, this doctoral program is designed to prepare students to take on a leadership role in practice related settings. Students are afforded access to the finest curriculum available anywhere, anytime, in this program.

Doctor of Physical Therapy

The professional physical therapy program leading to the degree of Physical Therapy (DPT) is designed for those who possess a baccalaureate degree and wish to become a qualified physical therapist.

Students will:

• get to know all the aspects of physical therapy practice
• gain clinical experiences under direct supervision
• achieve competence in their field of specialization

Integrating liberal arts and professional education, the five-year period, integrated BS/MSOT program puts you on the way to the Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Studies at the end of the fourth year and the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy after five years of coursework and a minimum of 24 weeks of guided fieldwork. Then the student is eligible to take the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) National Certification Examination. The graduate, upon successful completion of the NBCOT Exam, can enter practice as an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OSR).

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

To improve the health and well-being of others in a wide variety of settings, students are prepared to be excellent practitioners and leaders, capable of applying occupational therapy knowledge and expertise.

This program is designed for students who:

• Can be both flexible and dynamic in the workplace
• Are competent to deal with all kind of people around them and their problems
• Serve mankind with the knowledge they have gained
• Are prepared to be responsible for their own personal and professional growth

Professional Program

Graduates are prepared with baccalaureate degrees in disciplines other than OT to become occupational therapists in The Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) degree program. The course of study prepares the student for practice as an occupational therapist in both traditional and non-traditional settings. The program combines academic courses with integrated experiences in fieldwork. The programs includes:

• A two year academic schedule plus 24 weeks of internship
• Full-time, mainly day time courses during the week, plus some evening labs
• Starts in the fall
• Each course builds off a previous one so there is no spring entrance option
• Summer courses

Master of Science Online/Distance Learning Program

Boston Universityís post-professional Master of Science degree program is now being offered in an exclusive online format. This is a creative program that lets students get their MS degree while still allowing them to continue their career and stay at home.Designed to increase practitioners' ability to apply current theory, research, and knowledge of health and social service systems in their current clinical practice setting is what our post-professional MS program is all about.

Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Help mold occupational therapy's future. Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is now offering a new online post-professional course: Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD). Promoting advanced study beyond the entry or post-professional master's level is this clinical distance education doctoral degree for working professionals. While accommodating demanding work and home life schedules, this doctoral program is designed to prepare students to take on a leadership role in practice related settings. Students are afforded access to the finest curriculum available anywhere, anytime, in this program.

Doctor of Physical Therapy

The professional physical therapy program leading to the degree of Physical Therapy (DPT) is designed for those who possess a baccalaureate degree and wish to become a qualified physical therapist.

Students will:

• get to know all the aspects of physical therapy practice
• gain clinical experiences under direct supervision
• achieve competence in their field of specialization

List of education programs offered by Boston University