THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO College of Health Sciences~ Occupational Therapy Program Student Handbook Rev. 6/16 TABLE OF CONTENTS UTEP MOT PROGRAM ........................................................................................................................... CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................................................................ # UTEP Mission Statement ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Vision and Mission Statements ........................................................................................................................... 5 Program Philosophy .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Curriculum Design ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Content and Sequence of curriculum ............................................................................................................... 10 Graduate Outcomes ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Course Rotations ................................................................................................................................................. 14 Academic Standing Policies & Procedures ...................................................................................................... 15 MOT FACULTY AND STAFF ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS .................................................................................................................................................. 17 STUDENT INFORMATION ................................................................................................................ 18 STUDENT CONTACT INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................ 19 REGISTRATION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19 FINANCIAL AID ............................................................................................................................................................................. 20 “WALKS” ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 ITEMS TO FACULTY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21 FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 LIABILITY INSURANCE ................................................................................................................................................................. 21 COMMUNITY- WIDE ORIENTATION ........................................................................................................................................ 22 GRADUATION ................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 NBCOT/TEXAS LICENSURE ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 25 SOTA ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Pi Theta Epsilon .................................................................................................................................................. 28 EMAIL ACCOUNTS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 29 STUDENT SERVICES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30 ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ................................................................................................................... 38 SCHOLASTIC STANDARDS & ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES .............................. 40 CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 41 ADA STATEMENT ......................................................................................................................................................................... 43 STUDENT FACULTY ADVISOR POLICY ..................................................................................................................................... 44 STUDENT COUNSELING POLICY ................................................................................................................................................ 46 SCHOLASTIC INTEGRITY AND GRADING SCALE .................................................................................................................... 48 EXAMINATIONS AND QUIZZES .................................................................................................................................................. 49 TEST APPEALS POLICY & PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................................... 50 STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURES ...................................................................................................................................... 51 ATTENDANCE POLICY ................................................................................................................................................................. 53 TIMELY COMPLETION POLICY ................................................................................................................................................... 54 READMISSIONS POLICY ............................................................................................................................................................... 55 NON-DISCRIMINATION AND HARRASMENT POLICIES ......................................................................................................... 56 SEXUAL HARRASSMENT POLICY ................................................................................................................................................ 57 SAFE AND EFFECTIVE PRACTICE POLICY ................................................................................................................................ 59 DRESS CODE POLICY: CLASSROOM AND CLINIC ..................................................................................................................... 61 ACCUMULATED KNOWLEDGE ................................................................................................................................................... 63 ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY .................................................................................................................................................... 64 ACCESSIBILITY TO LABS POLICY ................................................................................................................................................ 65 CLASSROOM USE POLICY ............................................................................................................................................................. 66 LOCKER POLICY ......................................................................................................................................................................... 67 MEDIA LAB SAFETY POLICY ........................................................................................................................................................ 67 CADAVER LAB SAFETY POLICY ................................................................................................................................................... 68 EVACUATION PROCEDURES ....................................................................................................................................................... 70 WEAPONS POLICY ......................................................................................................................................................................... 72 CLINICAL EDUCATION ...................................................................................................................... 73 STUDENT CONSENT POLICY ......................................................................................................................................................