OT Doctoral Program

Welcome to the University of Louisiana at Monroe Master of Occupational Therapy Program

The program is a 2-year hybrid (combination distance/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. We do not require a specific bachelor’s degree as long as you take the pre-requisites listed on our Admission & Application Requirements page. We recommend that you choose a bachelor’s degree that is appealing to you and meets your needs.

All courses require both online and on-campus components. Students will begin participating in online course instruction on the first day of class each semester. See University Calendar for specific dates.

    EXAMPLE ON-CAMPUS SCHEDULE: (not an official schedule)

  Your courses will meet onsite at ULM as follows (NOTE: These are MANDATORY class
  meetings. Make-up dates are not possible):

   Year 1 Fall Semester

• Online Teams Orientation Weekend: August 29-30 (8:00am-5pm CDT)
• Onsite/on-campus (Monday – Friday) at ULM October 12-16.
• Online Teams meetings will be be September 19, 8:00am-11:30am CDT and November 14, 8:00am-11:30am CST

   Year 1 Spring Semester

• Onsite/on-campus (Monday – Friday) at ULM March 15-March 20.
• Online on Teams (Saturday) February 13, 8:00am-11:30am CST and April 10, 8:00am-11:30am CDT   
  

    Year 1 Summer Semester

• Onsite/on-campus (Monday – Friday) at ULM June 14-18.
• Online Teams (Saturday) July 10, 8:00am-11:30am CDT

   Year 2 Fall Semester

• because you will be completing your Level I Fieldwork hours (including your Mental Health Level I FW that is completed in Monroe, LA), you will be coming onto campus for three WEEKENDS instead of one full week on September 11-12; October 16-17; and November 13-14.

*NOTE: ALL on-campus sessions throughout the program are MANDATORY. Failure to meet the on-campus class schedule will result in inability to progress in the program.

         Additional Requirements:

• Applicants must be competent in basic Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), email (with attachments), and Googledocs.
• Applicants must be competent in basic online library database searching.
• All applicants must have a laptop for class use, a reliable internet connection, and a document scanner. Students should be proficient in scanning to PDF.