Admissions

Minimal Admission Requirements and Prerequisites

All application materials must be uploaded and submitted to the Occupational Therapy Centralized Application Service (OTCAS). Applications for the LMU OTD program will open mid-July every year.

The admissions committee will base decisions upon several components of an application package. They include: overall and math/science grade point averages (GPAs), the personal interview, personal and professional references. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are NOT required for application.

Consistent with the University's mission, applicants from the Appalachian region (TN, KY, VA, NC, OH, WV, PA, AL, GA) are given preference in the admissions process. Students who are graduates (or who plan to graduate) from Lincoln Memorial University will be guaranteed an interview provided they have met all the admissions, prerequisite criteria. Lincoln Memorial University students are not guaranteed acceptance into the program, but they are granted a preferred status which may be beneficial in a competitive admissions environment.

Academic Criteria

Pathways of Entry:

Direct entry- Student possesses a bachelor's degree.
Entry with 90+ hours (3+3)- Student has performed exceptionally well during their first 90 undergraduate hours are able to enter the program without a bachelor's degree.

Minimum Requirement Checklist:

The table provides information regarding prerequisites
Minimum of 90 hours of undergraduate hours
3.0 overall GPA on all college coursework
3.0 overall GPA on all prerequisite coursework
Minimum of 40 hours of shadowing occupational therapists.
Three professional letters of reference
Personal Statement

Required Prerequisite Checklist:

This table provides information regarding admissions.
Anatomy and Physiology with Lab (4 credits)
Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab (4 credits)
Kinesiology or Biomechanics (3 credits)
Human Growth and Development OR Lifespan Development (3 credits)
Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
Sociology, Anthropology, OR Philosophy (3 credits)
Statistics (3 credits)
Medical terminology (1-3 credits)

NOTE: Substitution of requirement for any of the above prerequisite courses may be granted by the occupational therapy program admissions committee on an individual basis.

Contact:

OTDadmissions@LMUnet.edu
865.338.5817

Transfer of Credits. There are no advanced placements, credit for experiential learning or work experience. Previous OT coursework is non-transferable into the OTD program.

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