Master of Occupational Therapy

Admissions

Admission to the MOT program is competitive and reviewed by the Graduate School, the University and the Occupational Therapy Admissions Committee.

Academic Requirements

Minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 credit hours
A 3.0 is required before beginning the Cohort. A limited number of applicants with a 2.90–2.99 GPA may receive conditional admission. Conditional admission status is removed when the student achieves a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
Minimum 3.0 GPA in prerequisite courses.
Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better.

Application Deadline

May 5^th

Application Process

Submit an application with all requirements through the Occupational Therapist Centralized Application Service (OTCAS)
1. Applicants must complete a minimum of 40 combined hours of human service experience and/or OT observation. Human service hours may include work, volunteer, personal, or community experiences. Applicants with OT observation hours may receive stronger consideration during admissions review.
2. All hours must be documented on the required Human Service/OT Observation Form and uploaded to OTCAS.
3. Letters of professional/academic recommendations & evaluations
4. Personal statement through the Occupational Therapist Centralized Application Service (OTCAS).
Interview with the Occupational Therapy Admissions Committee

Prerequisite Courses

Intro to Occupational Therapy
Human Anatomy and Human Physiology OR

A&P I and A&P II (Must be the same series.)

Abnormal Psychology
Statistics
Medical Terminology
Introduction to Sociology or a course equivalent. One of the following courses may substitute for Introduction to Sociology:
1. Social Problems, Race & Ethnicity, Diversity in the US, O
2. Introduction to Anthropology

Developmental (Lifespan) Psychology (Course must include infancy – older adulthood.)

NOTE: Anatomy and Physiology must be completed within 5 years of admission. Prerequisite courses may be repeated no more than twice to improve a grade to C or above.

Transfer Credit - Transfer credit is not accepted for professional coursework within the MOT curriculum.

Program Enrollment

Students may enroll in the MOT program full‑time or part‑time beginning in the fall semester. Only the first year of the program can be done part-time.

Full-time Course Sequence

OT Master of Occupational Therapy

Full-time Track

Year 1 - Fall - 16 CH				Year 1 - Spring - 16 CH
OT 5400 Foundations of OT Practice OT 5401 The Science of Occ OT 5402 OT Process I OT 5403 Practice Skills I OT 5404 Applied Neuro/Kines (8 weeks)		3 CH 3 CH 3 CH 4 CH 3 CH	OT 5407 OT Practice Skills II OT 5408 Functional Cog, Vis, Percep OT 5410 Exploring OT Practice (Level I FW A) OT 5407 OT Practice Skills II OT 5406 OT Process II OT 5405 Health Cond. - Lifespan (8 wks)-		M-9:30-11:20 M- 1:00-3:50 T – 9:00-11:50 M-9:30-11:20 W-1:00-3:50 TH 9:00-11:50
	Year 1 Summer - 6 CH
	OT 5409 OT Service Delivery, Management & Ethics in OT Practice 3 CH OT 5412 Translating Research Evidence to Community Practice (8 weeks) 3 CH Both courses are hybrid
Year 2 - Fall - 16 CH				Year 2 - Spring - 10 CH
OT 5413 OT Process III OT 5414 OT Practice Skills III OT 5415 Comm Prog Planning OT 5411 Promoting OP in Com (Level I FW B) (12 weeks) OT 5416 Becoming OT Prof (4 weeks) OT 5512 Research Project Seminar		3 CH 4 CH 3 CH 3 CH 2 CH 1 CH	OT 5510 Level II FW - Rotation I (12 weeks) OT 5511 Level II FW - Rotation II (12 weeks, continued into the summer)			5 CH 5 CH
	Year 2 - Summer - 3 CH
	OT 5511 Level II FW - Rotation II (con’t) OT 5513 Professional Seminar 3 CH (5 weeks) ( hybrid)

Total: 67 Credit Hours

Part-time Course Sequence

MOT Part-time Sequence

Note: only year 1 & 2 may be done part-time

Year 1 Fall			Year 1 Spring
OT 4400 Foundations of OT Practice OT 4401 The Science of Occ	3 CH 3 CH		OT 4405 Health Cond. across Lifespan			3 CH
Year 2 Fall			Year 2 Spring
OT 4402 OT Process I OT 4403 Practice Skills I OT 4404 Applied Neuro/Kines	3 CH 4 CH 3 CH		OT 4406 OT Process II OT 4407 OT Practice II OT 4408 Functional cognition OT 4410 Exploring OT Practice (Level I FW A)			3 CH 4 CH 3 CH 3 CH
Year 2 Summer - 6 CH
OT 5409 OT Service Delivery, Management & Ethics in OT Practice 3 CH OT 5412 Translating Research Evidence to Community Practice (8 weeks) 3 CH
Year 3 - Fall - 16 CH				Year 3 - Spring - 10 CH
OT 5413 OT Process III OT 5414 OT Practice Skills III OT 5415 Comm Prog Planning OT 5411 Promoting OP in Com (Level I FW B) (12 weeks) OT 5416 Becoming OT Prof (4 weeks) OT 5512 Research Project Seminar		3 CH 4 CH 3 CH 3 CH 2 CH 1 CH		OT 5510 Level II FW - Rotation I (12 weeks) OT 5511 Level II FW - Rotation II (12 weeks, continued in the summer)	5 CH 5 CH
Year 3 - Summer - 3 CH
OT 5511 Level II FW - Rotation II (cont.) OT 5513 Professional Seminar 3 CH (5 weeks)

Total: 67 Credit Hours

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