Admission to the Occupational Therapy Program at Ithaca College generally means being admitted to a 5 year program as a freshman. Students may also enter the Occupational Therapy Program during the Freshman or Sophomore years. Since the program is a combined BS/MS degree, students are not admitted to complete the master's degree only.

Freshman Admissions
For admission to the Occupational Therapy Program as a freshman please follow the college admission procedures.

Transfer Admissions
For admission to the Occupational Therapy Program, an application is made available to you through the college admissions office. You can also refer to Ithaca College Admissions FAQ's section for more transfer information.

Students can transfer into the OT program prior to the intensive professional part of the program, generally, courses taken in the freshmen and sophomore year. All required courses must be completed before commencement of the summer in Rochester. Students will need to have the following courses prior to entering the Junior year.

• 1 Semester College Writing


• 1 Computing Course


• 2 Years College Biology with lab


• General Psychology


• 2 Sociology OR Anthropology Courses OR 1 of each


• Philosophy Course


• Health Issues Course


• Communications Course


• 1 semester of College Math (may be varied by placement tests)


• Chemistry (1 year most programs)


• 2 Introductory Occupations/Occupational Science Courses


• 2 Human Development Courses


• Human Anatomy or Comparative Anatomy (if Anatomy and Physiology both semesters required)

If you would like to discuss the transferability of your class work to the Occupational Therapy Program you can email the Occupational Therapy Department.