Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Rehabilitative Sciences (PSRS)—Department of Occupational Therapy 2025–2026 335 Remediation/Retake Policy, if Applicable There are no course remediations offered in the O.T.D. program. The courses listed as Occupational Therapy Interventions I, II, III all include didactic coursework as well as Level I fieldwork experiences (FW-I). The student must pass the didactic portion of the corresponding intervention course to progress to the FW I placement (e.g., a student who fails the didactic portion of an intervention course will not begin the FW-I). Any failure of the didactic portion will delay the start of the FW-I, and possibly subsequent Level II fieldwork experiences (FW-II). Furthermore, a student who appeals course grades may not begin FW-I during the appeal process. Retaking any of the three intervention courses will follow the policy on course failures, and such retake, when applicable, should include both didactic and fieldwork experiences. Students will be permitted to participate in the first FW-II, offered during the summer semester, only after successful completion of all required academic coursework prior to OTD FW course. Students who fail this first FW-II rotation may or may not be offered the opportunity to retake the failed OTD course immediately. The same requirement to immediately retake failed rotation for the FW-II and capstone rotations will be enforced. Students may retake only one FW-II. Should students fail a second FW-II (which includes failing the same FWE-II twice), they will be considered to have failed two FWE-II and will be dismissed from the O.T.D. program. Additional tuition will be charged for repeated courses, including Level II fieldwork experiences. The maximum final grade in Level II fieldwork experiences is a pass (P), as numerical scores are not assigned in those courses. Participation in Research Project The research sequence of the O.T.D. curriculum is embedded in seven courses of the curriculum, namely OTD 8121: Introduction to Didactic, Clinical, and Research Experiences; OTD 8153: Qualitative Evidence in Occupational Therapy; OTD 8154: Quantitative Evidence in Occupational Therapy; OTD 8255: Research Proposal and IRB; OTD 8256: Research Implementation—Data Collection; OTD 8257: Research Implementation, Data Analysis and Interpretation; and OTD 8358: Research Dissemination. This sequence allows the students to experience the research process from conceptualization to dissemination of results, thereby complying not only with the O.T.D. curriculum requirements, but also with the research component of the standards for doctoral-level occupational therapy education of the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE®). O.T.D.—Fort Lauderdale students are responsible for completion of these sequences, including satisfaction of all course requirements for graduation. Likewise, the student is responsible for all expenses related to the research implementation, data analysis, and results dissemination, including, but not limited to, travel costs to conference sites and the scheduled Annual Research Symposium/Colloquium at the NSU Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. Attendance Absences: O.T.D. students are expected to be present for all classes, labs, and mandatory activities. Being present also implies being prepared to participate both mentally and physically in the class activities. Absences may be excused by the program director in rare situations as described below: Excused: Natural disaster/emergency; transportation delay outside of student’s control; death in immediate family (an immediate family member is defined as a spouse, mother, father, aunt, uncle,
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