Points of Acceptance into the Program
The Occupational Therapy Education Program accommodates multiple points of acceptance for interested students. For the Rockhurst undergraduate student, these include Freshman Pre-Admission, the Occupational Therapy Scholars Program and regular acceptance during the final year of undergraduate coursework. Post-baccalaureate students may be accepted at any time during the year for the next occupational therapy class. 

Early Admission
Students may enter the OT program as a Pre-admission Student, Freshman Occupational Therapy Scholar, Transfer Student or Post-Baccalaureate Student. Students in all of these categories are required to complete the prerequisites.

• Pre-Admission
  Exceptional students may be awarded a freshman early-admission guarantee based on a combination of ACT or SAT scores, high school grade point average and prerequisite courses. Students complete the application process before beginning their Junior year. Download and print* Pre-Admission criteria list
  
• OT Scholars
  Rockhurst students with outstanding academic work may apply for advanced admission status through the OT Scholars Program. To apply for acceptance into the OT Scholars program, students submit a letter of intent to the Occupational Therapy Program office at the beginning of their Sophomore year.  OT Scholars must achieve and maintain a cumulative and science grade point average of a minimum of 3.4.  Students then complete the application process before beginning their Junior year.  Download and print* OT Scholar criteria list.
  
• Transfer Students
  

  Students transferring to Rockhurst may apply for pre-admission if they have completed two years of undergraduate coursework.  To apply, the student submits a letter of intent to the Occupational Therapy Program office before the conclusion of their first semester at Rockhurst.  Students then complete the application process before beginning their Junior year.    Download and print* Transfer criteria list.

• Post-Baccalaureate Students

  Students with a completed baccalaureate degree are encouraged to apply upon completion of the majority of their prerequisite coursework. 

Prerequisite Courses
Students generally have the first year in the MOT Program to complete all prerequisite courses. A 3.0 GPA is recommended. For more information, download and print* the prerequisite timeline (120KB PDF).

• English Comp (6)
• Foundations of Speech (3)
• Statistics (3)
• Ethics (3)
• Abnormal Psychology (3)
• Introductory Sociology or Anthropology (3)
• Developmental Psychology (3)
• Introductory Physics w/ Lab (4)
• Biology w/Lab (4)
• Physiology w/ Lab (4)
• Anatomy w/ Lab (4)

Requirements are subject to change. It is the applicant's responsibility to contact the Office of Graduate Admission or the Department of Occupational Therapy Education to inquire if there are changes before submitting an application.

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