Entry-level OTMaster’s degree
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)
Awards: Master of Occupational Therapy
Alliant University · San Diego, California
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- HybridCampus attendance required
- Duration
- two-year, immersion-based programFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Entry-level master's program for applicants with a bachelor's degree, combining online coursework with weekly on-campus labs in San Diego and fieldwork each trimester. ACOTE status is candidacy.
- School and department
- Alliant University
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Master of Occupational Therapy
- Browsing category
- Master’s degree · MOT
- Professional pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Award status
- Credit-bearing academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding institution
- Alliant University
Accreditation
As recorded by the accreditor, with the exact program and locations covered. A degree alone does not grant a license, and admission does not guarantee certification eligibility.
ACOTEAccreditationCandidacyVerified in official record
The program has candidacy status. It is not fully accredited.
Scope: ACOTE directory row: OT Masters, Alliant University, San Diego, CA
Published term: Next on-site: 2026/2027
Checked 3 November 2026
ACOTEAccreditationCandidacy StatusStated by the school
The program has candidacy status. It is not fully accredited.
Scope: Entry-level occupational therapy master's degree program, as stated by the school
Checked 3 November 2026
Accreditation, NBCOT certification and state licensure explained
Delivery, attendance and in-person requirements
Online coursework does not mean no in-person activity. Coursework delivery, campus attendance and practical requirements are separate facts.
- Coursework delivery
- HybridPart of the coursework is online and part is on campus. Required campus time is shown.
- Campus attendance
- Campus attendance required
- Teaching mode
- Teaching mode not confirmed
- Study intensity
- Full timeTwo-year, immersion-based program; next start January 11, 2027.
In-person requirements
- Labs · requiredWeekly on-campus classes and labs in San Diego alongside online coursework.
- Fieldwork · requiredFieldwork placements every trimester.
- Level II fieldwork
- 24 weeks of Level II fieldwork within 12 months following completion of the didactic portion
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- San Diego, California
- Teaching campus
- San Diego campus (Scripps Ranch)
- Online enrollment eligibility
- Not confirmed. An online program of a university in one state is not automatically available in every state.
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- two-year, immersion-based program
Admissions
- Prior study
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 3Minimum 3.0 overall and 3.0 across required prerequisite courses.
- Observation hours
- 20Shadowing an occupational therapist, or the ClinEdWeb Intro to OT video option.
- Admission tests
- GRE scores are not required.
- Prerequisite courses
- Statistics (3 credits)
- Social science (3 credits)
- Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
- Human Growth and Development of the Lifespan (3 credits)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab (4 credits)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab (4 credits)
- Medical Terminology (1 credit)
- Application materials
- two letters of recommendation
- personal essay (500 words)
- resume
- Interview
- An interview may be requested.
- Application route
- OTCAS (as stated by the program)Page refers to uploading materials to OTCAS or the Alliant application platform.
- International applicants
- The institution states it does not accept international applicants
- Intakes
- January 2027
Costs
US dollars as the school publishes them. Each fee keeps its basis (per credit, per term, per year, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the school for current tuition, fees and other mandatory costs.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, application deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 3 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 3 November 2026)