Occupational Therapy M.S.

(81 credits)

The Occupational Therapy Program at Indiana State University is a candidate (Developing Program Status) for accreditation at the Masters Entry Level. For more information regarding accreditation and accreditation status you may contact The Accreditation Council on Occupational Therapy Education:

ACOTE
c/o Accreditation Department
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200
Bethesda, MD 20814-3449

They may be contacted via a link on the AOTA website: http://www.acoteonline.org  or by one of the following: phone: 301-652-2682; TDD 800-377-8555; Fax 301-652-7711.

The following requirements must be met before admission to the program:

• Complete an online application through the Occupational Therapy Centralized Application Service (OTCAS).
• Bachelor’s degree from a four (4) year accredited university with a cumulative and prerequisite grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The baccalaureate degree must be earned before enrolling into the program and can be in any field. All coursework must be completed within the past seven (7) years.
• Three (3) professional recommendations.
• GRE score
• TOEFL above 550
• Community Service Experience totaling 40 hours

Prerequisite Coursework:

• Biological Sciences (6 credit hours minimum)
  
  • Human Anatomy with Lab 
  • Physiology with Lab
• Statistics (3 credit hours)
  
  • Statistics
• Medical Terminology (1-3 Credit hours)
  
  • Medical Terminology
• Ethics (3 Credit hours)
  
  • Ethics
• Behavioral Sciences (12 hours minimum)
  
  • General Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Sociology or Anthropology