Department of Occupational Therapy
Entry Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Program
2012-2017 Trimester, On-Campus Institute, Events, & Level I Fieldwork Experience Schedule
Version 05.16.2014
Summer (12 Weeks) 5/27 – 8/17**
*Orientation: 5/16-5/18 (Class of 2017)
On Campus Institutes
5/27 – 6/1 (Class of 2017)
5/29 – 6/1 (Class 2016)
Classes of 2016 & 2017:
6/19 -6/22
7/17 – 7/20***
8/14 – 8/17****
OTD 8391: Level II FWE (Class 2015)
5/27 – 8/12
Level I FWE, (Class 2016)
7/24 – 8/13
Summer (12 Weeks) 5/26 – 8/16**
*Orientation: 5/15 – 5/17 (Class of 2018)
Campus Institutes
5/26 – 5/31 (Class 2018)
5/28 – 5/31 (Class of 2017)
Classes of 2017 & 2018:
6/18 – -6/21
7/16 – 7/19***
8/13 – 8/16****
OTD 8493 Level II FWE
(Class of 2015) 5/26 – 8/15
OTD 8391: Level II FWE (Class 2016)
5/26 – 8/15
Level I FWE, (Class of 2017)
7/23 – 8/12
Year 3 – 2014-2015‡
Fall (16 Weeks) 8/25 – 12/14**
Thanksgiving, 11/27/2014
Pinning & White Coat Ceremonies
(Classes of 2015 & 2017) 12/12
On Campus Institutes
Process OTD 8391: FWE II
(Class of 2015) 8/29
Classes of 2015, 2016 & 2017:
8/28 – 8/31
9/11 – 9/14
10/9 – 10/12***
11/13 – 11/16+
12/11 – 12/14****
Winter (16 – Weeks) 1/5 – 5/3**
*Spring Break: 3/1 – 3/4
Level I FWE, (Class 2016)
11/17 – 12/5
Level I FWE, (Class 2016)
4/6 – 4-24
Year 4 – 2015-2016‡
Fall (16 Weeks) 8/24 – 12/13**
Thanksgiving, 11/26/2015
Pinning & White Coat Ceremony
(Class of 2016 & 2018)
Inaugural Capstone Symposium (Class of 2015)
12/9
Campus Institutes
Process OTD 8493: FWE II
(Class of 2015) 8/26
Process OTD 8391: FWE II
(Class of 2016) 8/27
Classes of 2016, 2017 & 2018:
8/27 – 8/30
9/24 – 9/27
10/22 – 10/25***
11/12 – 11/15+
12/10 – 12/13****
Level I FW, (Class of 2017)
11/17 – 12/8
Doctoral Residency (Class of 2015)
8/24 – 12/11
Graduation, (Class of 2015)
August (TBA)
On Campus Institutes
Classes of 2015, 2016 & 2017:
1/8 – 1/11
2/5 – 2/8
3/5 – 3/8***
3/26 – 29
4/30 – 5/3****
Winter (16 – Weeks) 1/4 – 5/2**
*Spring Break: 3/7 – 3/11
Campus Institutes
Classes of 2016, 2017 & 2018:
1/7 – 1/10
2/4 – 2/7
3/3 – 3/6***
3/24 – 27
4/28 – 5/1****
Level I FW, (Class of 2017)
4/4 – 4-22
NBCOT Certification Exam Review
(TBA)
NBCOT Mock Certification Exam
(TBA)
Summer (12 Weeks) 5/24 – 8/14**
*Orientation: 5/13 – 5/15 (Class of 2019)
Year 4 – 2016-2017‡
Fall (16 Weeks) 8/22 – 12/11**
Thanksgiving, 11/24/2016
Pinning & White Coat Ceremony
(Class of 2017 & 2019)
Winter (16 – Weeks) 1/2 – 4/30**
*Spring Break: 3/6 – 3/10
Inaugural Capstone Symposium
(Class of 2016)
On Campus Institutes
5/24 – 5/29 (Class 2019)
5/28 – 5/31 (Class of 2018)
Classes of 2018 & 2019:
6/16 – -6/19
7/14 – 7/17***
8/11 – 8/14****
OTD 8493 Level II FWE
(Class of 2016) 5/24 – 8/16
OTD 8391: Level II FWE (Class 2017)
5/24 – 8/16
Level I FWE, (Class of 2018)
7/20 – 8/9
Summer (12 Weeks)
Orientation: 5/18 – 5/20 (Class of 2015)
Semester: 5/29 – 8/19**
On Campus Institutes
6/21 – -6/24
7/19 – 7/22
8/16 – 8/19
Summer (12 Weeks) 5/28 – 8/18**
*Orientation: 5/17 – -5/19 (Class of 2016)
Campus Institutes
5/28 – 6/2 (Class 2016)
5/30 – 6/2 (Class 2015)
6/20 – 6/23 (Class 2016)
7/11 – 7/14*** (Class 2015 & 2016)
8/15 – 8/18 **** (Class 2015 & 2016)
Level I FWE, (Class 2015), 7/20 – 8/14
12/9
On Campus Institutes
Process OTD 8493: FWE II
(Class of 2016) 8/27
Process OTD 8391: FWE II
(Class of 2017) 8/28
Classes of 2017 2018& 2019:
8/25 – 8/28
9/22 – 9/25
10/20 – 10/22***
11/10 – 11/13+
12/8 – 12/11****
Classes of 2017, 2018 & 2019:
1/5 – 1/8
2/2 – 2/5
3/2 – 3/5***
3/23 – 3/26
4/27 – 4/30****
Level I FW, (Class of 2018)
11/16 – 12/6
Doctoral Residency (Class of 2016)
8/22 – 12/11
Graduation, (Class of 2016)
August (TBA)
Level I FW, (Class of 2018)
4/6 – 4-20
NBCOT Certification Exam Review
(TBA)
NBCOT Mock Certification Exam
(TBA)
Year 1 – 2012-2013
Fall (16 Weeks)
Semester: 8/20 – 12/16**
On Campus Institutes
9/6 – 9/9
10/11 – 10/14
11/8 – 11/11+
12/6 – 12/9****
Year 2 – 2013-2014
Fall (16 Weeks) 8/26 – 12/15**
Thanksgiving, 11/28/2013
White Coat Ceremony (Class of 2016) 8/30
Campus Institutes
8/29 – 9/1
9/19 – 9/22
10/10 – 10/13***
10/31 – 11/3
12/12 – 12/15****
Level I FWE, (Class 2015), 11/18 – 12/10
On Campus Institutes
Winter (16 – Weeks)
Spring Break: 3/25 – 3/29
Semester: 1/7 – 5/5**
On Campus Institutes
1/10 – 1/13
1/31 – 2/3
2/28 – 3/3***
4/4 – 4/7
5/2 – 5/5****
Winter (16 –Weeks) 1/6 – 5/4**
*Spring Break: 3/3 – 3/7
Campus Institutes
1/9 – 1/12
1/30 – 2/2
2/27– 3/2***
3/27 – 3/30
5/1 – 5/4****
Level I FWE, (Class 2015), 4/7 – 4/25
NOTE: The latest revisions are highlighted in yellow; the changes were necessary so that as much as possible, OTD & DPT cohorts are NOT on campus at the same time,
except when unavoidable such as Summer (due to Anatomy course), dates (2) in November and the last institute dates. Please exercise caution in scheduling rooms and
resources.
KEY:
*Orientation and Spring Break dates are subject to change*
**Full Time Fieldwork Experience may begin the week prior to above posted trimester start dates; start/end date will be adjusted to complete minimum of 12
weeks each or total of 24, and a doctoral residency of at least 16 weeks.
***Midterm Exams
****Final Exams
experience.
+ Subject to FOTA or AOTA conference date
‡Students in Fieldwork Experience do not observe Spring break or Winter breaks; Thanksgiving day is factored in to complete 3 full weeks of Level I fieldwork
Important Dates
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AOTA Conferences:
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April 3-6, 2014, Baltimore, MD;
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April 16 – 19, 2015, Nashville, TN
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April 7 – 10, 2016, Chicago, Illinois
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March 30 – April 2, 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (HAPPY CENTENNIAL YEAR, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY!
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April is Occupational Therapy Month
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April 13 is the Founding Anniversary of the NSU Tampa Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
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AOTA Education Summit:
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FOTA Annual Conference, November 7-8, 2014, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
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AOTA Student Conclave:

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