Occupational Therapy (M.S.) - Professional

Admission Requirements

The following admission requirements are found in the Supplemental Application to the Occupational Therapy Master’s Program which must be completed and submitted to the Graduate School by February 1. You can download a copy of the application here or contact Robert Karp, Admissions Coordinator, to have a copy sent.

• A bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA of 3.00 for full admission or a 2.50 GPA for conditional admission. All GPA calculations for admission are based upon the last 60 credits of undergraduate and post-baccalaureate study.
• Complete the following nine admission pre-screening courses with a minimum grade of C:
  1. English Composition
  2. Introductory Sociology
  3. Introductory Psychology
  4. Abnormal Psychology
  5. Basic Statistics
  6. Human Anatomy and Physiology I with lab (taken within the last five years)
  7. Human Anatomy and Physiology II with lab (taken within the last five years)
  8. Physics (including mechanics and a lab)
  9. Human Development
• Complete and verify at least 30 hours of human service activity. (The department’s supplemental form must be used.) This work or volunteer experience must have involved direct contact with people with disabilities, and/or illness, and/or other disadvantages. Examples include work/volunteer experience in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, senior centers, drug rehabilitation programs, programs for the homeless, camps and/or attendant care. The following experiences do not satisfy this requirement: baby-sitting with children who do not have disabilities and administrative clerical work. All 30 hours of human service activity must have been completed within two years of the application deadline. The 30 hours must have been completed in no more than three different settings, and the applicant must have been in each setting for at least 10 hours.
• Three reference forms
• Graduate occupational therapy admission essay

Send all admission materials to the Graduate School Office, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252.

For more information regarding admission prerequisite courses and other aspects of the application process, contact: CHP Admissions Coordinator Towson University 8000 York Road Towson, MD 21252-0001, or call 410-704-2653.

Early Admission Option for Professional Master’s Degree Program

Students are eligible for early admission to the Professional Master’s Degree Program if they have:

• a 3.60 GPA (based on the last 60 credits of undergraduate course work)
• completed all except two of the pre-screening course requirements (all completed with a C or better)
• completed the human service activity, essay and three reference forms.

Send admission materials to Graduate School Office, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252.

Early admission is offered on a limited basis and guarantees the student a place in the next upcoming class. Students interested in this option should contact the College of Health Professions admissions coordinator or the department’s professional education program director.

Academic Standards for Professional Master’s Degree Prerequisite Courses

• Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00 during the terms in which they are taking master’s degree prerequisite courses.
• Students may receive a maximum of two C grades (including C and C+ grades) during their master’s degree prerequisite course work.
• Students may repeat a maximum of two courses during their master’s degree prerequisite course work.
• Students may repeat the same course only once.
• Students may repeat a maximum of one Level II Fieldwork experience.
• Students must have a GPA of 3.00 in master’s degree prerequisite course work to be eligible to enroll in OCTH 435 Occupational Therapy Internship I.
• Students must have a GPA of 3.00 in master’s degree prerequisite course work to be eligible to enroll in graduate course work.

Prerequisite Courses