Saint Louis University's program in occupational therapy offers a Masters of Occupational Therapy (MOT) degree. For the early-assurance (freshman-entry), it is a five-year curriculum, including one summer. Students admitted as freshman receive a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Science after successful completion of the first four years, and the MOT degree after successful completion of the additional post-baccalaureate year.<br>Occupational therapists work with people of all ages across the entire lifespan to improve the quality of their everyday lives and allow people to live life to its fullest. For an occupational therapist, this means focusing on a person's occupations, including anything a person wants, needs or has to do. Occupational therapists practice in various settings, ranging from the traditional (schools, hospitals, home health, skilled nursing facilities, etc.) to the non-traditional (prisons, homeless shelters, primary care clinics, etc.). Occupational therapists partner with the client to plan interventions that promote health, focusing on important and meaningful activities to the individual or the community.