ULM College of Health Sciences continues to offer the Occupational Therapy Assistant
degree!
If you are interested in changing your major to Pre-OTA, please go to ULM's Clarke M. Williams Student
Success Center (ULM Campus Map) for advising and change of major forms. The Student Success Center can be contacted
at ulm.edu/studentsuccess or call for an appointment at 318-342-3667.
OTA to MOT Bridge Program
The Department of Occupational Therapy received approval for the OTA to MOT Bridge
program at the Board of Regents October 2012 meeting.
A press release about the OTA to MOT Bridge program approval can be found on the ULM News Center Web site.
Additionally, the Department of Occupational Therapy is currently completing the steps
for ACOTE accreditation of this new program.
MOT Course Information
The anticipated start date for the first accepted class is Fall 2013 and students
can expect to meet on-campus one weekend a month.
The program is a 2.5 year combination online/onsite program. Applicants to the OTA
to MOT bridge program must be certified as Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTAs), have obtained a bachelor’s degree, and meet the pre-requisites prior to application
to the program.
If you are looking for a bachelor’s degree, ULM offers many online degrees through
the GOLD program at ulm.edu/onlinedegrees
Applications must be submitted to the Occupational Therapy Department, located in
Caldwell 111 (ULM Campus Map), no later than May 1 before 12:00 noon.
If May 1 falls on a weekend or holiday, the due date will be 12:00 noon on the last school day prior to May 1.
Application Requirements
Application Portfolio that includes:
- official application completed in full
- One official transcript from each academic institution
- Current resume (vitae) of employment history, career history, and extracurricular
activities
- Copy of GRE scores
- Statement of Professional Goals (professional philosophy/educational desires; 300
- 500 words)
- Three Letters of Recommendation (professional and academic)
- Copy of applicable current U.S. professional occupational therapy assistant license
and NBCOT certification
- Technology Literacy Self-Evaluation
- Non-refundable application fee of $50.00 (check or money order).
Additional Prerequisites
- Applicants must also be competent in basic Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Outlook), email (with attachments), and Internet searching.
- Applicants must also be competent in basic online library database searching.
- All applicants must have a laptop for class use.
Admissions Information
Applicants to the OTA to MOT bridge program must be certified as Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTAs) with a minimum of one-year experience or 1,000 hours as a practicing COTA.
Applicants must maintain a minimum of 20 hours/month client contact throughout the
program.Applicants also must have completed the following in order to be considered for admission:
- A baccalaureate (bachelor's) degree in a field or major other than occupational therapy,
from a regionally accredited college or university. The minimum overall grade point
average (GPA) is 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and no less than a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the
last 30 hours.
- Applicants must be admitted to the ULM Graduate School, have met departmental admission
requirements, and have submitted satisfactory Graduate Record Examination/Graduate
Management Admission Test scores.
The minimum requirements for regular status are TWO of the following:
» minimum GRE (verbal + quantitative) score of 750
» minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5 (based on a 4.0 scale)
Note: MOT program admission requirements include minimum GPA is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the
last 30 hours
» minimum formula score of 1875 (GPA * GRE) or 1000
- Complete all prerequisite courses with a grade of “C” or better.
- All prerequisite coursework must have been completed prior to the semester for which
you are applying.
Pre-Requisites
| Pre-Requisite Needed |
Notes |
Human Anatomy with Lab
Human Physiology with Lab
|
If this course is taught as A&P I and A&P II, both courses must be completed. |
| Statistics |
A statistics course from a math department or psychology department can be used to
meet this requirement. (ULM OTA graduates would have already met this requirement) |
| Human Growth & Development |
A development course in any discipline can be used for Human Growth and Development
as long as it covers the life span. (ULM OTA graduates would have already met this requirement) |
| Introduction to Psychology |
ULM OTA graduates would have already met this requirement |
| Abnormal Psychology |
|
| Introduction to Sociology or Introductory Anthropology |
Either Introduction to Sociology or Introduction to Anthropology must be taken to
meet this requirement. (ULM OTA graduates would have already met this requirement) |
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding application requirements and timelines, please
contact Dr. Patti Calk (calk@ulm.edu) or Dr. Carolyn Murphy (cmurphy@ulm.edu) in the Occupational Therapy Department or your advisor in the Student Success Center.
Occupational Therapy