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I. Academic Admissions Criteria: |
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A. Grade Point Average: A 2.70 GPA for the last 60 hours of college
course work completed and a 3.00 GPA on the prerequisite courses completed are the minimum requirements. (There is no
rounding on these GPAs.) |
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B. Standardized Test Scores: The Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) Aptitude Test (3 parts) is required. Send the official score report (current within 5 years) by the application
deadline. GRE - Registration for the computer-based test can be arranged by phone or mail. (1)
Registration and test preparation information can be found on the GRE web page at
www.gre.org/index.html; (2) Call the test center to register at
1-800-GRE-CALL (1-800-473-2255). If you use a Telephone/Teletypewriter (TTY), call 1-800-529-3590. Appointments are
scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Register early to get your preferred test date and receive your test
preparation materials in time to prepare for the test. |
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II. Professional Admissions Criteria: |
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A. Volunteer/Work Experience: (work or volunteer hours must be
completed prior to February 1.) |
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1. 60-hours in O.T.: Supervised by an occupational therapy
practitioner (e.g. an OTR or COTA). These required 60 hours must be in two different settings; one setting with adults
and one setting with children. (See Application for OT, Part 4)Sixty hours is the minimum requirement.
Additional credit will be given for hours beyond 60. |
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2. Special Needs Hours: In order to guide us in evaluating the
overall quality of your application, please list all work or volunteer experience in other areas working with people
with disabilities, special needs, and community service.(See Application for OT, Part 4) |
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B. References: Three references are required and you must
use the available at Graduate School Reference Form.
These references should attest to your academic skills, ability to complete graduate study, general work
skills, and personal qualities desirable for one to be a competent occupational therapist. Thoughtfully select
these people and encourage them to comment on these areas. It is highly recommended no personal references be
submitted. The objectivity of personal references is highly scrutinized. If you are now or have recently been a
student you should request one reference from a professor who knows you well. If you have been employed, one
reference should be from your employer. Other references can be from faculty, employers, occupational
therapists, or others qualified to comment on your potential for successful graduate study in occupational
therapy. If an occupational therapist or other health care provider can provide a knowledgeable, informed, and
descriptive recommendation of your character and work-related knowledge, skills, and abilities, then this is
highly recommended. If an OT does not know you well enough to complete the reference form sufficiently, it is
wiser to select another choice to write the reference. (Letters of support are useful but the most important
section is the checklist on the front page of the Reference Form. In order to give credit for a reference this
form must be completed.) |
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C. Transcripts: Official transcripts are required from
each college or university you have attended. It is recommended that you send transcript(s) for all courses
that you have completed with your application packet. As soon as your fall grades are posted, please have an
official transcript(s) sent directly to: Lawrencine Smith, Program Manager Department of Occupational Therapy,
Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980008, Richmond, VA 23298-0008. |
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D. Essay: This is a personal statement of your professional goals for
O.T. Graduate Study. Essay must not exceed two pages. The essay is a critical scoring piece in the review process. |
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