Capstone

Capstone offers organizations the opportunity to partner with an advanced OT student

Our Capstone experience and project offer organizations the opportunity to partner with an advanced OT student to evaluate, envision, create or improve their processes, services, products or other essential components of the work they do.

The OT Doctoral Capstone is the culminating experience in the program and occurs after all coursework and 24 weeks of Level II FW are successfully completed. 

As part of this arrangement, a University of Minnesota faculty member provides expertise and mentoring to create projects and achieve outcomes that foster the student’s professional growth while meeting the specific needs of an organization. This partnership enables an organization to work closely with a doctoral capstone student over a full-time, 14 week period. At the end of the 14 weeks, they will participate in a final defense of their project and outcomes in order to graduate.

Prior to the start of the Capstone experience, students will explore the different ways occupational therapy can contribute to meeting the needs of individuals, groups and populations in a variety of contexts and finalize the type of Capstone in which they wish to engage: Advocacy, Leadership, Program and Policy Development, Education, Research, Administration or Advanced Clinical Practice.