How does the quality of an online program compare to a campus-based program?
Potential applicants are wise to carefully research the qualifications of those offering online education courses. The post-professional online Master’s degree program at SJSU was designed and is administered by faculty with extensive background in educational pedagogy as well as in occupational therapy. See more information about our faculty. SJSU has a national and international reputation for its outstanding faculty and well as turning out graduates who have become leaders as clinicians, supervisors, managers, researchers, authors, and teachers. The SJSU degree is fully accredited and there is no distinction made on the diploma about campus based vs. online. Our program was the first online Master’s degree program in occupational therapy in the United States. We admitted the first class in 1999, and have engaged in continuous curriculum development to optimize the educational benefits of online instruction. Our outcome data show that not only is the online format comparable to campu
