Program Admission Requirements
Declaration of Intent: Intent to pursue the option for Freshman Admission must be completed with the Department of Occupational Therapy Program Advisor by January 15th of the freshman year. The application form to declare for Freshman Admission can be obtained from our Education Counselor here.
Students who begin study at UCA as a freshman will be admitted into the occupational therapy program if they meet and maintain specific performance standards and criteria. Actual enrollment in the occupational therapy program will occur after completion of the baccalaureate degree if performance standards and criteria are maintained.
To maintain Freshman Admission status, the applicant must:
- Take all coursework at UCA.
- Attend three SPOT (Students for Pre-Occupational Therapy) meetings each year (12 total meetings in 4 years).
- Maintain at least a 3.7 cumulative GPA every semester and a 3.5 GPA for all occupational therapy prerequisite course work.
- Submit GRE revised General Test (August 2011) scores OTCAS. OTCAS GRE code 7416; score at least 150 on Verbal, 150 on Quantitative, and 4 on Analytical Writing sections.
- Complete all prerequisite course work by the end of the fall semester prior to the spring graduate OT program application deadline for regular admission (January 15 of each year). Occupational therapy prerequisite coursework 10 years or older will not be accepted.
- Complete the online application through the Occupational Therapist Centralized Application Service (OTCAS) by September 15th of the year of planned enrollment.
- Complete a baccalaureate degree at UCA by May of the year of planned enrollment.
NOTE: No interview is required of applicants entering the graduate OT program under Freshman Admission. Contact the UCA Occupational Therapy Program Advisor for more details regarding Freshman Admission.
