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| Admission Requirements to the Professional Masters: |
The Professional Master program in occupational therapy admits students in the fall of each academic year.
To be admitted to the Professional Master degree program students must:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in a field other than occupational therapy from an accredited institution.
- Have a minimum of 3.0 GPA average based on a 4.0 scale in upper division courses of the bachelor’s degree. Admission is competitive for the professional master's program.
- Apply and be admitted to the FIU graduate school. (http://gradschool.fiu.edu/)
- Students must also submit a separate application to the Occupational Therapy Department.
- Provide a resume and a summary statement of professional and educational goals to the OT department.
- Provide 3 letters of reference from professional or educational sources to the Occupational Therapy department.
- International students are accepted subject to space and fiscal limitations. Students must have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an institution recognized in their own country as preparing students for graduate level study; academic eligibility for further study in their own country; demonstrated proficiency in the English language by a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). International students must contact the International Student and Scholar Services department at http://www.fiu.edu/~isss/
- Complete Pre-requisite course(s): (under curriculum review)
Abnormal Psychology
Human Growth & Development
Biology with Lab
Human Physiology
Neuroscience (3000 level or higher) *(Can be taken while in the OT program)
Human Anatomy & lab (3000 level or higher)
Statistics
Pathology
Medical Terminology
Selection Procedure
Students are accepted into the program based on the strength of their academic preparation, specifically, grade point average. However, other application materials and references are also considered. Transcripts are reviewed for the type of courses taken, total number of credit hours attempted/earned per semester, and number of repeats/ withdrawals.
Students accepted into the program must notify the Department within 10 days of receipt of the acceptance letter to FIU’s Professional Master's Occupational Therapy program. Twenty students may be admitted each semester. A waiting list of students is also identified. Persons whose applications are received late or whose names are on the waiting list are admitted as space becomes available. Students on the waiting list who are not admitted for a particular term must reapply for a subsequent term.
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To be fully admitted to the online master's degree program students must:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and have successfully completed an accredited curriculum in occupational therapy.
- Have a 3.0 GPA in upper division courses.
- Have completed an undergraduate statistics course.
- Receive approval from the Graduate Admissions Office and the OT departmental graduate admissions committee.
- International students must have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in occupational therapy from an institution recognized by FIU. A minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) is also required. International students MUST contact the International Student and Scholar Services (http://www.fiu.edu/~isss) for further information.
Students can take up to 12 credits in the program before being officially admitted. To do this, you must use the non-degree seeking admission form
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