Early Admission Opportunities
The MOT program offers two early admission opportunities to qualified students High school seniors entering the UC Bachelor of Health Sciences Pre-Occupational Therapy program may apply to the High School Early Assurance Pathway and juniors may apply to the Junior Early Assurance Pathway Students who maintain minimum requirements for these programs have a spot reserved in the MOT program when they graduate

Completion of a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited college or university prior to the start of the OT program A minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and a minimum prerequisite GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required for consideration to the UC OT program

Completion of essay 500 word max
A statement of why you have selected occupational therapy as a career path
A description of previous activities and experiences that are consistent with supportive of your career choice
A description of the personal attributes that you feel are most important for career success in occupational therapy

The following exams and minimum scores are accepted as proof of English proficiency -
TOEFL minimum score of 80 iBT
In-person and at-home online exam scores accepted TOEFL Essentials and My Best Test scores are not accepted.
IELTS minimum score of 6.5 overall band.
In-person and at-home online exam scores accepted.
PTE minimum score of 54.