MSOT Admission Requirements

The Master’s in OT program is a graduate-level program with two points of entry:

1. Entering MSOT students who have earned bachelor’s degree with the following pre-requisites:

• General Psychology (3 credits)
• Anatomy and Physiology with Lab I and II (or comparable) (8 credits)
• Lifespan Development (3 credits)
• Statistics (3 credits)
• Social Science (3 credits)
• Total: 20 credits

2. Transfer students who will only earn an MSOT (not a baccalaureate)

• English Composition and Literature (6 Credits)
• Math (college algebra, pre-calculus or calculus) (3 credits)
• Statistics (3 Credits)
• Anatomy and Physiology with Lab I and II (or comparable) (8 credits)
• General Psychology (3 Credits)
• Lifespan Development (3 Credits)
• General Education Core Social Science (6 Credits)
• General Education Core Humanities (3 credits)
• Creative Arts (3 credits)
• Ethics (3 credits)
• Electives (19 credits)
• Total: 60 credits

It's strongly recommended that students in either category earn 20 hours of volunteering or “shadowing” an occupational therapist in at least two specialty areas of occupational therapy. 

To progress in the MSOT program, students need to maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Your Master’s in Occupational Therapy degree will be awarded after you have successfully completed the third year of study in the program and supervised clinical fieldwork.