6.56	Occupational Therapy

Head: Donna Collins
General Office: R106-771 McDermot Avenue, Bannatyne Campus
Telephone: (204) 789-3897
Fax: (204) 789-3927
Email: SMR_Information@umanitoba.ca
Academic Fieldwork Co-ordinator: Margaret Anne Campbell-Rempel
Website: umanitoba.ca/medrehab
Graduate Program Assistant: Lori Muzychka
Registration Assistance: Doris Weigel

Academic Staff

Program Information
The Master of Occupational Therapy (M.O.T.) is a professional practice degree that can be obtained through participation in either a Regular program or an Accelerated program option. The Regular program is for individuals who do not have a previous degree in occupational therapy. The Accelerated program is for occupational therapists who have a B.M.R.(O.T.) degree or equivalent.

Admission
The following is a summary of the admission requirements. Equivalent academic courses completed at the University of Manitoba or recognized universities elsewhere will be considered. All admission requirements, as well as application deadline dates and forms, are included in applicant information packages that are available from the School of Medical Rehabilitation General Office, R106-771 McDermot Ave., Bannatyne Campus. This information is also posted on the School of Medical Rehabilitation’s website.

Regular Program
Completion of a previous undergraduate degree, minimum B average in last 60 credit hours of study, completion of all program prerequisite courses or approved alternates with no grade in prerequisites below a C. Prerequisite courses include all of the courses listed below or equivalents approved by the M.O.T. Admissions Committee:

SOC 1200	Introduction to Sociology
PSYC 1200	Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 2290	Child Development
PSYC 2370	Developmental Psychology from Adolescence to Old Age
STAT 1000	Basic Statistical Analysis 1
ZOOL 1320	Anatomy of the Human Body
ZOOL 1330	Physiology of the Human Body

Accelerated Option
Completion of a B.M.R.(O.T.) degree or equivalent, minimum B average in the last 60 credit hours of the degree, completion of an additional 42 credit hours of non-O.T. degree credits, and evidence of having passed the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) certification examination and/or eligibility for registration in Manitoba by the College of Occupational Therapists of Manitoba (COTM).

Application Deadlines
Regular Program: The final date for receipt of applications for admission is April 1 for Canadian applicants; January 15 for non-Canadian applicants.

Accelerated Program. Students may begin their program on either September 1 or January 1. For admission for each of these start dates, Canadian students should send their applications with complete supporting documentation to arrive no less than three (3) months before the intended start date. Non-Canadian students should send their applications with complete supporting documentation to arrive no less than seven (7) months before the intended start date.

Program Requirements
Program requirements are those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, found in the Graduate Studies Regulations section of this Calendar. M.O.T. program Supplemental Regulations are available in applicant information packages and on the School of Medical Rehabilitation website.

Second language reading requirement: None

Expected time to graduate: Regular program - 2 years; Accelerated program - 1 year.

Students in the M.O.T. Regular program must complete 106 credit hours of course work. All academic and fieldwork courses and a professional portfolio must be successfully completed in order to graduate.

Fieldwork education is an integral part of the M.O.T. program. Field placement experiences are integrated throughout the program and include 1 four-week, 2 eight-week and 1 six-week experience. Field placements normally occur in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. All students should be prepared to travel out of Winnipeg for a minimum of one placement during the course of the program.

Occupational Therapy students are required to provide a health history and immunization record. A student will not be permitted to attend fieldwork placements until all health, immunization, CPR and records check requirements are met.

Health Requirements: Standard Health Record Form Packages are sent to occupational therapy students upon acceptance into the program. New students in Occupational Therapy are required to return forms to their department by dates published yearly in the Health Record Form Packages. Second year students are required annually to review and update immunizations as necessary.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification: All students of the Department of Occupational Therapy are required to obtain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Certification must be at the Basic Rescuer Level. New students in the program must provide proof of certification within the first 2 weeks of classes of the academic year in which they commence classes. This certification must not have an issue date prior to July 1 of the year the student commences classes in the program. Second year students must provide proof of re-certification by October 1 of their second year in the program. This certification must not have an issue date prior to the last week of August of the current year. Certification must remain current for all fieldwork experiences.

Criminal Records Checks and Child Abuse Registry Checks: Students are advised that clinical/fieldwork education sites require that students complete a Criminal Record Check and/or a Child Abuse Registry Check. New students in the Master of Occupational Therapy program must provide results of a Child Abuse Registry Check and a Criminal Record Check within the first 2 weeks of classes of the academic year in which they commence classes. Both checks must have an issue date after July 1 of the year the student commences classes in the program. Second year students must provide updated results by October 1 of their second year in the program. Both checks must have an issue date during or after the last week of August of the current year.

Students in the M.O.T. Accelerated program will be required to take 12 credit hours of academic course work from the M.O.T. program or equivalent. Six of these credit hours are to be OT 7750 Independent Study or equivalent.

Registration
Please refer to the Registration System: Aurora Student section of this Calendar for additional information on registration. Aurora Student is available 7 days per week, 24 hours per day, thus providing students with access/flexibility regarding the registration process.

To begin registration, go to the University of Manitoba home page (www.umanitoba.ca) and click on ‘Aurora Student’ under the Student Links section. Click on ‘Enter Secure Area’. Log in using your student number and PIN (Personal Identification Number) from MyUMInfo. If you have forgotten your PIN number, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (204) 474-9420 for assistance. If you do not yet have a PIN number, enter your birth date as instructed (YYMMDD). Follow all prompts to set your security access. Before continuing, you will be asked to agree to ‘Terms of Use’. Once you agree, you will be taken to the ‘Main Menu’. Under the ‘Personal Information’ tab, you can change your PIN, update your address, etc.

Click on ‘Enrolment and Academic Records’. Select ‘Registration’, then ‘Add/Drop Classes’. You will be asked to choose a ‘Term’. You will register in the Fall, Winter and Summer Terms, i.e. listed as ‘Fall 2008’, ‘Winter 2009’, and ‘Summer 2009’. Register for the courses that pertain to the respective year that you are entering into (note that you will only be required to enter the course reference number (CRN) that pertains to each of the courses listed in that specific year of the program; each year, new CRNs are assigned to courses). CRNs can be determined using the ‘Look Up Classes’ feature, or will be available via the Department (as soon as the CRNs become available, current students will have that info placed in their School of Medical Rehabilitation mailbox). Students are required to “Submit Changes” after completing any Add/Drop transactions. If encountering registration errors when trying to register for several courses during one transaction, please register for one course at a time (saving after each entry). In most cases, this will rectify the problem. To log out of the system, it is important that you click on the ‘Exit’ button.

Use Aurora Student to obtain a fee assessment. Pay all fees by the fee payment deadlines published.

Registration Exceptions
Students who have a failing grade(s) registered against them and/or have other outstanding academic matters (i.e. deferred or supplemental examinations, modified program, etc.) in regards to the previous academic session will not be allowed to register using Aurora Student until instructed to do so. Students falling into this category should initially contact Donna Collins at (204) 789-3422 or dcollin@cc.umanitoba.ca for further information.

First Year M.O.T. Student Information
Courses in the first year of the program are as follows:

Fall 20087

Department Name	Dept code	Course Number	Credit Hours
Occupational Therapy	OT	6100	6
Occupational Therapy	OT	6110	3
Occupational Therapy	OT	6120	3
Occupational Therapy	OT	6130	3
Occupational Therapy	OT	6140	7
Occupational Therapy	OT	6200	4

Winter 2009

Summer 1 – 2009*

* Students will be advised when the Aurora Student system is available to accept Summer 2009 registrations.

Total credit hours for First Year: 54

Second Year M.O.T. Student Information

Courses in the second year of the program are as follows:

Fall 2008

Winter 2009

Summer 2 – 2009 *

* Students will be advised when the Aurora Student system is available to accept Summer 2009 registrations.

Total credit hours for Second Year: 52

Total program credit hours: 106

Registration Assistance
When registering for courses, if problems are encountered that you cannot resolve on your own, contact Doris Weigel at (204) 789-3248 or dweigel@cc.umanitoba.ca. Your queries will be addressed as soon as possible.

Students on “Hold”
If your records are on “Hold”, you are prevented from any registration transaction until you have cleared this status.

Applying to Graduate
The O.T. Department will notify the Department of Graduate Studies about your eligibility to graduate. You will receive a verification letter from the Registrar’s Office confirming relevant graduation information such as name, address, degree sought and date of graduation. Amend any errors in the verification and return it to the Registrar’s Office immediately to ensure time for correction.

Change of Address
You are responsible for updating your home/permanent addresses using Aurora Student. So as to keep your School of Medical Rehabilitation personnel file up to date, also provide your address changes to the General Office of School of Medical Rehabilitation.

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