Admissions Requirements

To be considered for admission to the Occupational Therapy Doctorate program, you must have a baccalaureate degree in any discipline from an accredited institution with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0. 

The program requires a number of prerequisite courses, including the following.

• Abnormal Psychology
• Anatomy and Physiology (can be satisfied by completing a two-course sequence of Anatomy and Physiology I and II, or an anatomy course with lab and a physiology course)
• Developmental Psychology
• Introduction to Psychology
• Introduction to Sociology or Cultural Anthropology 
• Physics
• Statistics

Additional Requirements for International Students

• TOEFL: For applicants whose native language is not English, the TOEFL is required with a minimum score of 79 on the iBT. These scores should be sent officially to Temple University using the code 2906. 

• A WES evaluation is required for applicants who completed their degree outside of the United States. This can be requested and submitted through OTCAS.

Admissions Deadlines

Summer II term (June start): May 15

Program Prerequisite Information

• Temple University’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate program requires that applicants have a verified grade of a "B-" or higher in each of their prerequisite courses in order to be considered for admission. At the time of application submission, prerequisites may be in progress or pending, but must be completed prior to our deadline, April 1. Applications with prerequisites that do not have a “B-” or higher will not be considered.
• Lab courses must have been completed within five years. All other courses must be completed within 10 years. 
• In the event that Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Sociology/Cultural Anthropology were completed more than 10 years ago, one may take a College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam or retake the course to complete this prerequisite. This is the only time a CLEP course may be accepted.
• Courses may be taken at any accredited institution, including your local community college.
• All prerequisite courses, with the exception of lab courses, can be taken online.
• The only AP course we accept is AP Psychology. This must be listed on your OTCAS and official transcript to be considered. 
• We do not accept CLEP or AP courses (with the exception as noted above) for prerequisites.
• If you have any questions regarding prerequisites, please contact otadmissions@temple.edu. If you aren’t sure whether a course meets the requirement, please send the official link to the course description and a course syllabus for each course you want reviewed.