Admissions
Admission Deadline has been extended to 3/15/22!
Eligibility for Admission
All students are strongly encouraged to attend an information session. Your eligibility for admission will be determined during an information session.
Prerequisites
Required Prerequisite Courses
* The Anatomy and Physiology courses must be taken within 5 years of admission to the professional program. ** Cadaver lab is only required for undergraduate combined BS/MOT students. Students applying as graduate MOT students do not need to take it. |
GPA Requirements
Recommendations Each applicant must submit 2 recommendations.
No recommendations will be accepted from relatives.
Human Service Experience Each applicant must complete 40 hours of human service experience and submit the Human Service Experience Form which describes the applicant's experience and duties. A supervisor who is directly aware of the applicant's duties and duration of experience completes the bottom of the form.
Essay Each applicant must submit a typed essay with his or her application. This 1000- word essay should explain the applicant's reason for pursuing a career in occupational therapy and how the applicant's human service experience has enhanced their interpersonal skills. The essay should provide specific examples that demonstrate the applicant's compassion, sensitivity to others, interpersonal skills and how the human service experience has impacted personal growth.
Interview Eligible applicants will be invited to an interview session with members of the Occupational Therapy Admission Committee. Students whose application does not meet the admission requirements may be invited to meet with the program director to discuss options for strengthening their application.
If there are any questions regarding the application process for the Master of Occupational Therapy program, please feel free to contact the department at (773) 995-2366. Prerequisite Requirements for MOT Students
How to Apply
Undergraduate Combined BS/MOT
Combined BS/MOT Students: Students who are already enrolled as Health Sciences students with a Pre-Occupational therapy major need to apply directly to the Department of Occupational Therapy for admission to the professional phase of the program.
Pre-OT students need to meet with their Pre-OT advisors every semester to make sure they are on track to meet the requirements. Pre-OT students typically apply in Spring of their junior year and enter the combined program in their senior year.
Combined BS/MOT Application |
Application for Admission |
Human Service Form |
Recommendation Form |
Graduate/MOT
MOT Students: You must complete and submit your application online. All official transcripts should be sent to the graduate school.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, you can apply with four or fewer prerequisites to be completed at the time of applying. Either anatomy or physiology (one course) must be completed when applying in order to evaluate your application. Applicants must explain in their application their plan for completing all prerequisites before starting the MOT program in the fall. Students who are accepted receive a conditional admission pending the successful completion of all prerequisites and the maintaining of the required grade point average.
For Undergraduates applying to the combined BS/MOT program, your prerequistes should be reviewed at the beginning of junior year to make sure you are on track to apply to the program by the end of junior year. You can email bacot@csu.edu with your degree planning sheet and UID to have the OT admissions coordinator review it.
The CSU BS combined program requires that students have a minimum of 30 hours of a lab with a human cadaver. The lab should provide detailed practical examinations on human cadaver anatomy. CSU provides this lab as a separate course for students who have completed a full anatomy course. Other schools have separate cadaver labs or they are embedded within the anatomy course. CSU offers the cadaver lab course (Zoology 2610) every semester.
Only students applying as combined students are required to take the Cadaver Lab. Students applying as graduate students to the MOT program do not need to take it.