Admission is competitive, limited to thirty-five applicants each year, and is based on academic excellence, involvement in continuing educational and professional activities, work experience, and letters of recommendation. The program has been granted full accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education.
Most states also require licensure.
Students must complete Level II fieldwork within twenty-four months of completion of the Occupational Therapy didactic course work. For the B.S. degree in Occupational Therapy, a minimum of 134 credits is required. The University reserves the right to change the requirements and regulations listed here and to determine whether a student has satisfactorily met its requirements for admission or graduation, and to reject any applicant for any reason the University determines to be material to the applicant's qualifications to pursue higher education. Nothing in this material should be considered a guarantee that completion of a program and graduation from the University will result in employment. This electronic Undergraduate Bulletin is a version of the official bulletin of The Pennsylvania State University.