MOT Course Work

This course is designed for Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTAs) who want to advance their skills to Master entry level Occupational Therapist. The on-line format with occasional weekend laboratory experiences (3 mandatory labs per semester) makes this degree ideal for the working individual.

A maximum of 20 students per year are admitted to the program. Applications are accepted year round with a deadline of April 1 for the fall semester of the same year.  Decisions are made by the 15^th of May at which time applicants will be informed of their status. Classes start in August; the fall semester is the start of the two years plus internship program. The on-line and weekend curriculum consists of 63 credit hours. The internship consists of two 12 week fieldwork sessions.

Admission Procedure

Apply for WNMU graduate school admission, including transmission of official transcripts of your Bachelor’s degree. Transcript evaluation must show proof of the following pre-requisites.

• English Composition or Technical Writing  (3)
• Human Anatomy & Physiology (4) 200 level or above
• Human Kinesiology (3)
• Intro to Occupational Therapy (2)
• Medical Terminology (1)
• Psych 100 (3) general or human psychology
• Abnormal Psych (3) 200 level or above
• Human Development through the Life Span (3)
• Intro to Sociology or other Soc (3) 200 level or above
• Statistics (3) social, business or math; 200 level or above

Fill out all of the MOT admissions forms and submit to the Admissions Office with your graduate school application. You can download the required forms from our website. You may submit your application online, or you may print it out and mail to the Admissions Office of WNMU, PO Box 680, Silver City NM  88062. Please be sure to include proof of your COTA certification, the pre-requisite worksheet, an essay of your OT journey, two letters of reference and contact information  (one letter should be from a current or former OTR), and your application forms for WNMU and for the MOT program.