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EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK The demand for occupational therapy services is strong. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics website projects an employment of occupational therapists outlook for 2012-22 to increase 29%. According to the American Occupational Therapy Association, the median salary for occupational therapists in 2014 was $70,000. You can look forward to a dynamic career working in multiple settings: hospitals, nursing facilities, schools, home health care, outpatient clinics, early intervention centers, community health clinics, mental health clinics and academia. ACCREDITATION The professional-entry M.S. in Occupational Therapy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814-3449. ACOTE’s telephone number, c/o AOTA, is (301) 652-AOTA and its web address is www.acoteonline.org. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY mtmary.edu/ot (414) 930-3049 • [email protected] Office of Graduate Admissions Mount Mary University 2900 North Menomonee River Parkway Milwaukee, WI 53222-4597 MOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY HOW TO APPLY Mount Mary University’s professional-entry M.S. in Occupational Therapy program, which is open to women and men, is designed for students who have a bachelor’s degree in any field who want to become a certified (registered) occupational therapist (OTR). There are two stages to the admission process for this program. All materials must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Admissions at Mount Mary University. Stage 1: Initial Eligibility Review To be considered, you must submit: • an application and application fee online at mtmary.edu/ot • official transcripts from all college institutions attended Stage 2: Submission of Application Materials If you meet initial eligibility, you will receive notice from the Occupational Therapy Department. Your notice will indicate if you need to complete any additional prerequisite courses. In order to complete your application, you need to submit the following materials in addition to completing the prerequisites: • two recommendation forms • answers to application narrative questions • official transcript from all colleges/universities attended • shadowing experience verification form and accompanying questions • human service verification form and accompanying questions “Mount Mary students have been better prepared than other students.” —Ronni Wagner, ProStep Rehabilitation A pre-professional program open to women and men seeking to become occupational therapists. mtmary.edu/ot
