Admission Requirements
Occupational Therapist - Link to Department
Master in Occupational Therapy
Admission Requirements
- Minimum of 3.0 GPA and no less than a “C” (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) in all pre-requisites. All science coursework must be completed within six years of the time of admission to the professional program.
- A total of 64 transferable undergraduate credits before entering the program.
- Complete a minimum of 20 contact hours under the supervision of a Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR), or equivalent, prior to your admission to the program. The documentation for contact hours is provided in the application.
- Pre-professional coursework taken at an accredited college or university is acceptable.
- All pre-requisite and University General Education requirements must be completed before entering the professional program.
- The program requests a background check once admitted into the program before matriculation.
Please note: If you have been convicted of a felony, you will not be admitted to the program. If you have questions or concerns about this issue please contact NBCOT at 800 South Frederick Avenue, Suite 200 - Gaithersburg, MD, 20877 - (301) 990-7979 www.nbcot.org
- Pre-requisite coursework
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- Science Pre-requisites
- BIO 1510 Basic Life Diversity
- BIO 2870 Anatomy & Physiology (with lab)
- PHY 2130 & 2131 General Physics
Non-Science Pre-requisites
- ENG 1020 Introduction to College Writing
- ENG 3010 Intermediate Writing
- PSY 1010 or 1020 Introductory Psychology
- PSY 2400 Developmental Psychology
- STA 1020 or PSY 3010 Introduction to Statistics
- COM 1010 Introduction to Oral Communication
- PS 1010 Introduction to Political Science
- Social Science
- *Mathematics Proficiency (MC) - must be completed at WSU or transferred as MAT 1800 or higher (Mathematics Competency is not required of students who hold a previous bachelor's degree)
In addition to the pre-requisite coursework students who do not have a bachelor degree must complete the University General Education requirements prior to admission to the professional program. Refer to the Wayne State University Undergraduate Bulletin.