Admissions
Department Applications for Admission
Undergraduate Admission: Kalamazoo Campus
Students admitted as undergraduates complete the Bachelor Science in Interdisciplinary Health Services degree that is immediately followed by the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy degree.
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended must be sent to the University Admissions Office in time to be processed prior to the department deadline.
All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
You may apply for admission without all pre-requisites being completed.All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to the first enrollment starting date of the OT program.
Application Deadlines:
FALL, WMU FRESHMAN - DUE DATE: February 15
WMU Juniors and Transfer students
FALL ADMISSION - DUE DATE: January 31
SPRING ADMISSION - DUE DATE: September 1Undergraduate Application (.doc)
Undergradute Admission Process
Upon receipt of a complete and signed application, the department will calculate the Grade Point Average (GPA) for the applicant. The written narratives for those applicants with a GPA above the minimum are then reviewed and scored by the occupational therapy faculty. The average GPA of those admitted to the program for Fall 2009 was 3.54.
Each application receives a Total Application Score that is a formula based compellation of the applicants’ GPA, the score on Narrative One: Work and/or Volunteer Experiences, the score on Narrative Two: Statement of Leadership Roles, and the score on Narrative Three: Statement of Cultural/Ethnic Diversity and Competence.The total application scores for all applicants are ranked from highest to lowest. The number of applicants with the highest total application scores needed to fill the class will be admitted with a small number of applicants being placed on a “waiting list”
Graduate Admission: Kalamazoo Campus and Grand Rapids Site
Students with a bachelor degree in an area other then occupational therapy may apply to the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program. Students interested in study at the Kalamazoo Campus and/or the Grand Rapids Site will complete the same application and follow the same admissions process. You must apply to both the University (for graduate study) and the Occupational Therapy Department. Admission to the university does not guarantee admission to the professional curriculum.
APPLICATION - DUE DATE: February 1
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended must be sent to the University Admissions Office in time to be processed prior to the department deadline.
All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
You may apply for admission without all pre-requisites being completed.
All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to the first enrollment starting date of the OT program.Professional Masters Degree Program Application (pdf)
Graduate Admission Process
Upon receipt of a complete and signed application, the department will calculate the Grade Point Average (GPA) for the applicant. The written narratives for those applicants with a GPA above the minimum are then reviewed and scored by the occupational therapy faculty. The average GPA for those admitted for Fall 2009 was 3.51.
Each application receives a Total Application Score that is a formula based compellation of the applicants’ GPA, the score on Narrative One: Work and/or Volunteer Experiences, the score on Narrative Two: Statement of Leadership Roles, the score on Narrative Three: Statement of Cultural/Ethnic Diversity and Competence and the score on Narrative Four: Statement of Research.
The total application scores for all applicants are ranked from highest to lowest. The number of applicants with the highest total application scores needed to fill the class will be admitted with a small number of applicants being placed on a “waiting list”