Entry-level OTMaster’s degree
Master in Occupational Therapy (MOT)
Awards: Master in Occupational Therapy
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts · San Jose, California
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- HybridCampus attendance required
- Duration
- 24 months (96 approved instructional weeks); eight 12-week quartersFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Hybrid entry-level master's with live and asynchronous online lectures, periodic on-site sessions in San Jose and clinical externships; ACOTE status per the directory is applicant.
- School and department
- Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Master in 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
- Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
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.
ACOTEAccreditationApplicantVerified in official record
The program has applied to the accreditor. It is not accredited.
Scope: ACOTE directory row: OT Masters, Gurnick Academy, San Mateo, CA (the program page lists the San Jose campus, not San Mateo)
Published term: Next on-site: 2028/2029
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
- Live and asynchronous
- Study intensity
- Full timeEight 12-week quarters; start date listed March 29, 2027.
In-person requirements
- Labs · requiredOn-site application sessions on campus twice per quarter during quarters 1-6.
- Clinical or community placement · required1,120 clinical externship hours at assigned clinical sites.
- Level II fieldwork
- 1,120 hours of clinical education at assigned sites
- Placement arrangement
- Arranged by the program
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- California
- Teaching campus
- San Jose Campus
- Online enrollment eligibility
- The institution lists: CAEnrollment is available only to students who live in California.
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- 24 months (96 approved instructional weeks); eight 12-week quarters
- Credits
- 113 quarter credits
- Total hours
- 2055
Admissions
- Prior study
- Baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 3
- Observation hours
- 20Documentation of 20 contact/observation hours in an occupational therapy setting.
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application materials
- official transcripts
- essay on why applicant wants to become an OT
- two letters of reference
- Application route
- Direct application to the institution
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Intakes
- Start date March 29, 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)