Nsu Occupational Therapy Prerequisites (2024)

FAQs

What is the easiest occupational therapy school to get into? ›

The majority of the easiest Doctorate in occupational programs take you around three years to complete. For example, Cleveland State University and Texas Woman's University are both home to some of the easiest OTD programs to get into and both programs will require three years to complete.

It's important to acknowledge that GPA plays an important role in your application for admission to occupational therapy school. While the minimums are around 3.0, it is almost always better to have higher than the minimum to increase your acceptance odds, if possible.

For many students (myself included), gross anatomy, neuroscience/neuroanatomy, and kinesiology are typically the hardest of the classes. These courses are almost always in the beginning, which helps ensure that admitted students can handle the rigors of graduate school.

NSU's O.T.D. degree is a three and one third year program: 122 credit hours total.

Roughly, you have about a 20% chance of getting into an OT program. And, a 50% chance of getting admitted to an OTA program. Here are the exact numbers for a 2021 report: 10,361 applications were submitted to doctoral level OT programs.

Yes, occupation therapy is harder than nursing because it has more education requirements which take longer to complete. If you are looking for which job has more day-to-day duties, that is definitely nursing, but the actual process of becoming a nurse or occupational therapist is typically easier for nurses.

Highest paying OT jobs

According to WebPT's OT Salary Guide, research and development, home health, and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) offer the highest pay to OTs.

Pursuing a degree and career as an occupational therapy assistant may be challenging, but with hard work, passion, and motivation, you will find success in this fulfilling career path.

The COTA pass rate indicates that the exam is indeed challenging. Not studying for the exam would be a mistake. On the other hand, with a focused study plan, passing the exam on the first try is very doable. What makes it a rigorous test is both the questions' format and the exam's length.

The annual tuition fee to pursue Occupational Therapy at Nova Southeastern University is USD 25580.

Is an OTD a doctorate? ›

The CSU recently received legislative authority to offer the Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD), as that will soon become the primary degree for entry into the profession.

Research and Dissertation courses are offered in full semester format: Fall (16 Weeks), Winter (16 Weeks) and Summer (12 Weeks).

Getting into an occupational therapy master's or doctorate program can be challenging but it is possible. The key is doing your due diligence by submitting an excellent application and preparing to ace the interview.

They can work in hospitals, schools, mental health settings, home health services, and nursing homes. A minimum of a master's degree and state licensure is required to become an occupational therapist. Most OTs begin their careers at the master's level. Although some earn a doctoral degree.

In order to sit for this exam, you'll need to graduate from an accredited occupational therapy graduate program. This means all occupational therapists must earn at least a Master of Science (MS) in Occupational Therapy. While that answer is pretty straightforward, it raises a number of other questions.