Entry-level OTMaster’s degree
BS to MOT: Combined Degree Program (Health Sciences - Pre-Occupational Therapy Pathway)
Awards: Master of Occupational Therapy (after BS in Health Sciences - OT Pathway)
Chicago State University · Chicago, Illinois
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance not confirmed
- Duration
- Both degrees within 5 yearsFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
Formally named OT pathway within a broader award
About this program
Combined BS/MOT route finishing both degrees within five years; students declare the Health Sciences - Pre-Occupational Therapy Pathway major and apply to the MOT through OTCAS in their senior year.
- School and department
- Chicago State University
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Master of Occupational Therapy (after BS in Health Sciences - OT Pathway)
- 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
- Chicago State University
Combined program: awards and phases
One program with more than one award. It is counted once, and the professional phase is identified.
- BS in Health Sciences - OT PathwayBachelor’s degree · Pre-professional phase
- Master of Occupational TherapyMaster’s degree · Professional phase
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.
No accreditation record for this program has been confirmed. Check ACOTE’s directory and ask the program.
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
- On campusCoursework is taught at the listed campus.
- Campus attendance
- Campus attendance not confirmed
- Study intensity
- Full time
In-person requirements
In-person requirements (labs, fieldwork, capstone, placements) are not published on the pages we checked. Ask the program before assuming any part is remote.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Teaching campus
- Chicago State University
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Both degrees within 5 years
Admissions
- Prior study
- Not published
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 3Minimum 3.0 cumulative and prerequisite GPA in the pathway; 3.0 in the last 60 credit hours for the MOT application
- Observation hours
- 4040 hours of human service and OT observation experience
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application route
- OTCAS (as stated by the program)MOT application through OTCAS during senior year
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
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)