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Admission Requirements (Qualified candidate applications will be reviewed until all admission spaces are filled.)

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum overall 3.0 grade point average [GPA]) [upon selection, official transcripts of all previous undergraduate or graduate study must be provided to the Graduate Admission’s Office]
• OT Program prerequisite courses (at least "B-" in each of the eight prerequisite courses and minimum 3.0 overall prerequisite GPA)
• Two letters of reference (one academic and one professional)
• Resume (highlighting achievements, recognitions, accomplishments)
• Documentation of 20 hours of clinical observation under the supervision of an occupational therapist
• Career goals statement/ personal essay (describing how you became interested in Occupational Therapy, and the qualities you possess that will enable you to be a successful student in this program, and practitioner in the field. [no more than 500 words])
• Results of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) www.gre.com OR Miller Analogies Test (MAT) milleranalogies.com (Philadelphia University code: 2666). Candidates with GRE scores of 950 or greater (153 Verbal Reasoning and 144 Quantitative Reasoning on new, revised GRE) and MAT scores of 400 or greater will receive primary consideration. Candidate's application packets will only be reviewed after the GRE or MAT scores are received by the university.