Occupational Therapy

Admissions

We will begin accepting applications for the 2020 Fall start in July of 2019. We will admit 36 students to our inaugural Class of 2022.

Wingate University uses the Occupational Therapy Centralized Application Service (OTCAS) for all applications to the occupational therapy program. Applications are reviewed on a rolling admissions process which means we review them as soon as we receive verification from OTCAS that the application is complete.

To apply, submit all application materials through OTCAS here:

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants to the Wingate University OTD program must meet the following admission requirements:

  1. A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution must be completed by June 1 of the year in which your cohort will begin (official transcript required)
  2. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 with a “C” or better in all prerequisite courses
  3. Three (3) letters of recommendation; at least one must be from an occupational therapist and at least one must be from a professor/advisor
  4. A minimum of 40 hours of clinical observation with an occupational therapist in at least two practice settings with different aged clients
  5. GRE scores from within the past 5 years (Wingate OTCAS GRE code is 2711)

Prerequisite Courses

Course Credits Wingate Equivalent Credits
Human Anatomy with lab OR Human Anatomy & Physiology I with lab 4 Principles of Anatomy & Physiology I BIO211 4
Human Physiology with lab OR Human Anatomy & Physiology II with lab 4 Principles of Anatomy & Physiology II BIO212 4
Intro to Psychology 3 General Psychology PSYC101 4
Abnormal Psychology 3 Psychopathologies PSYC315 3
Lifespan Development or Developmental Psych 3 Developmental Psychology PSYC250 3
Intro to Sociology or Anthropology 3 Intro to Sociology SOC101 3
Writing/Composition/Grammar 3 Beginning College Writing ENG110 3
Statistics 3 Inferential Statistics MATH209 3
Medical Terminology 1-3 Medical Terminology HETH105 2

 

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