Husson MS – Occupational Therapy
The MSOT/Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration and Public Health dual-degree program allows you to complete both your undergraduate coursework and earn your MSOT in just 5 years. This OT program involves two years of undergraduate studies and three years of professional-phase courses. See the Bachelor’s Degree information.
College of Health & Pharmacy
Master’s
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT)
The Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) is an entry-level graduate degree program that prepares students for a professional career in OT. This MSOT program takes three years to complete and is open to students have earned an undergraduate degree in any field.
The Occupational Therapy program at Husson University prepares graduate students for this high-growth profession and to incorporate creativity, flexibility and problem solving to assist clients with developing solutions for the challenges they face.
The standard MSOT is for students with a bachelor’s degree while the advanced MSOT is for students with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy. Both programs use hands-on active learning as well as interprofessional interaction and simulation to guide development of clinical skills. We also emphasize critical thinking and evidence-based practice to prepare our students to be highly skilled practitioners now and in the future.
Admissions: Admission to the M.S. in Occupational Therapy
There are two points of entry to the M.S. in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) degree:
1. Entering MSOT students who have earned a bachelor’s degree with the following prerequisites:
- General Psychology (3 credits)
- Anatomy and Physiology with Lab I and II (or comparable) (8 credits)
- Lifespan Development (3 credits)
- Statistics (3 credits)
- Social Science (3 credits)
Total: 20 credits
2. Transfer students who will earn only an MSOT (not a baccalaureate) and have the following prerequisites:
- English Composition and Literature (6 Credits)
- Math (college algebra, pre-calculus, or calculus) (3 credits)
- Statistics (3 Credits)
- Anatomy and Physiology with Lab I and II (or comparable) (8 credits)
- General Psychology (3 Credits)
- Lifespan Development (3 Credits)
- General Education Core Social Science (6 Credits)
- General Education Core Humanities (3 credits)
- Creative Arts (3 credits)
- Ethics (3 credits)
- Electives (19 credits)
Total: 60 credits
In addition, the program strongly recommends 20 hours of volunteering or “shadowing” an Occupational Therapist in at least two specialty areas of Occupational Therapy.
The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is not required for application. All students in the School of Occupational Therapy must possess the essential skills and behaviors required of a professional therapist. Therefore, all occupational therapy students must possess the essential qualifications, referred to as Technical Standards; your application to this program indicates that you have read the Technical Standards and are qualified to meet them.
The Technical Standards are found at:
http://catalog.husson.edu/collegeofhealthandpharmacy/undergraduate/occupationaltherapy/
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