You’ll learn from nationally recognized faculty and become a skilled and compassionate Occupational Therapist. The program focuses on general skills, leadership, and creative thinking. Graduates are committed to lifelong learning and high ethical standards. People with various backgrounds join, and it’s competitive to get in. The program lasts 2 1\/2 years and is full-time at Eastern Washington University in Spokane.<\/p>\n
Our mission is to prepare graduates to provide occupational therapy services with distinctiveness and compassion in a variety of professional practice environments.<\/p>\n
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Courses taken with a narrative grading system must be evaluated by the granting institution and a letter grade assigned. International courses must be evaluated by World Education Services<\/a> or another credential evaluation service recognized by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n REQUIRED:<\/strong><\/p>\n Go to: <\/strong>OTCAS<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2025-26 Application Review Criteria (opens mid July 2025 and closes December 15, 2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n The following application elements are initially reviewed on all OTCAS<\/a> applications received by the submission deadline:<\/p>\n From the applicants who meet the minimums we pull approximately 70-75 to interview.\u00a0 Interviews are typically held in late January following the end of the application cycle.<\/p>\n After the interview, a final selection of 32 individuals plus about 25 wait-listed individuals is compiled based on a complete records review and the results of the interview’s two activities:<\/p>\n Program Acceptance Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n During the progression of occupational therapy coursework, development of a high level of professionalism is a focus. Students are expected to demonstrate professional behaviors in classes, fieldwork experiences, and interactions with other students, instructors, clients, staff, faculty, and other University personnel.\u00a0 Professional behaviors include: responsibility, competence, communication, integrity, cooperation\/teamwork, respect and initiative. Students will be expected to use good judgment regarding appropriate dress and grooming for classes and Fieldwork I and II placements. Emotional maturity is expected in all professional matters throughout the OT Program.\u00a0 Students accepted into the program are assessed as they progress using a Professional Behaviors Assessment tool located in the current OT Student Handbook they are given at Orientation during their first summer term.<\/p>\n Professionalism is expected by those who are trained to do a job well and is demonstrated when that professional uses skill, good judgment, and polite behavior expected from a professional.\u00a0 There are also guidelines, rules and laws that govern the professional conduct expected of an Occupational Therapist.\u00a0 It is critical that you review these documents and fully understand them.<\/p>\n Please reference the program homepage<\/a> for additional program resources and information:<\/p>\n The program provides a foundation of skills in general practice competencies, leadership, and creative and critical thinking processes, to facilitate the development of a respected, entry-level occupational therapist. Additionally, graduates demonstrate a commitment to the common good, creative life-long learning, and high ethical standards for professional practice.<\/p>\n Our graduates come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Common undergraduate degrees include psychology, biology, exercise science, and interdisciplinary studies but the program has had students from a wide variety of majors.<\/p>\n Every year over 100 people apply for 32 spots.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Once accepted into the program, you will enroll as a full-time, on-site student at the EWU Spokane campus<\/a>. The Occupational Therapy program is a full-time in person program that begins in the fall term each year<\/strong>. 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\n<\/strong>This course must include chemistry of living systems and cell functions. A college chemistry for non-majors or chemistry for the health sciences course can be substituted.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/strong>Either a college level Human Anatomy course or the first course of a combined anatomy and physiology series of courses fulfills the Human Anatomy with lab prerequisite.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/strong>Either a college level Human Physiology course or the second course of a combined anatomy and physiology series of courses fulfills the Human Physiology with lab prerequisite.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/strong>An intermediate English composition course.\u00a0 A course designated by a college\/university or academic department as “writing intensive” can also fulfill this requirement. Applicants should submit course descriptions along with proof that the institution considers the course a writing intensive one to ot@ewu.edu<\/a> for review.\u00a0 Applicants who have already earned a master’s degree in a different field are exempt from this requirement.<\/em>
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\n<\/strong>Content includes concepts, principles and theories of sociology that explain social behavior in non-psychological terms to understand how human beings fit their activities together into a system of social arrangements.\u00a0 Must include multiple social systems.\u00a0 For additional information on the breadth of this category please email ot@ewu.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/strong>A college level abnormal psychology course.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/strong>We will accept General Psychology Advanced Placement credit under one of two conditions: (1) the AP credit is recorded on an accredited institution transcript as equivalent to a college level General Psychology course with a passing grade, or (2) the institution granted test credit and the applicant was took higher level college Psychology courses with a passing grade.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/strong>A college level human development or developmental psychology course that covers the lifespan of a person.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/strong>A college level introduction to statistics course.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"label":"Step 4: Occupational Therapist Centralized Application Service (OTCAS)","copy":"\n
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