Entry-level OTMaster’s degree
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT), Online - Bridge Program
Awards: Master of Occupational Therapy
Loma Linda University · Loma Linda, California
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- HybridCampus attendance required
- Duration
- 7 quartersFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Bridge route for practicing OTAs and PTAs to earn an entry-level MOT, primarily hybrid with on-campus and fieldwork components over seven quarters; ACOTE lists it as accredited with a note that it is reactivating.
- School and department
- Loma Linda UniversityDepartment of Occupational Therapy
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
- Loma Linda University
- Bridge program
- Yes, as the school describes it. Check the school for the exact eligibility rules.
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.
ACOTEAccreditationAccreditationVerified in official record
Scope: ACOTE directory row: OT Masters, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 75-100% distance; directory note: program is currently reactivating and eligible to admit students
Published term: Next on-site: 2026/2027; Last on-site: 2022/2023
Checked 3 November 2026
ACOTEAccreditationaccredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)Stated by the school
Scope: MOT Bridge 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 time
In-person requirements
- Fieldwork · requiredLevel I and two Level II fieldwork placements.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Loma Linda, California
- Teaching campus
- Loma Linda campusNichol Hall Room 1605, Loma Linda, CA 92350
- 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
- 7 quarters
Admissions
- Prior study
- Graduate of an AOTA-accredited OTA or CAPTE-accredited PTA program
- Prior professional credential
- Current OTA or PTA license in good standing; at least 1 year of full-time practice as a COTA or PTA
- Minimum GPA
- 3
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application route
- Not confirmed
- 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)