Completing Fieldwork Experience(s) out of Sequence
If for any reason a student in the program fails to complete a fieldwork experience within the standard sequence and timeframe (e.g., student is ineligible or unable to begin the fieldwork experience as scheduled or fails to successfully complete the experience within the specified time frame), all subsequent fieldwork experience(s) will be completed at the time(s) and place(s) determined by the AFWC and based on fieldwork site availability.
Falling out of sequence in completing fieldwork education courses will often result in a disruption of the flow ofthe program, as the fieldwork experience may be pre-requisite to continued matriculation and/or there may be a delay in placing the student in subsequent fieldwork experiences. A student may file for a leave of absence until the term in which academic or fieldwork coursework is resumed, based on fieldwork site availability.
Need for a fieldwork placement outside of the pre-established sequence and time frame may also result in a change in format and/or duration of the fieldwork experience(s) and coursework that follows, especially OT 885 Advanced Doctoral Experience and OT 894 Research IV: Dissemination and Capstone, as in keeping with ACOTE requirements these courses cannot be taken until Level II Fieldwork courses are successfully completed. Students will be required to add registration for a 1.0 credit continuing enrollment, OT 895, for extended paths to degree.