Post-professionalMaster’s degree
Occupational Therapy, Post-Professional (MS)
Awards: Master of Science
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Pathway
- Post-professional education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance required
- Duration
- Clinical Plan of Study: 9 months (2 terms); Research Plan of Study: 9 months (2 terms)Full time
- Tuition
- Not published
Post-professional education
About this program
On-campus post-professional master's for occupational therapists holding a bachelor's degree in OT, with a clinical or a research plan of study.
- School and department
- University of Pittsburgh
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Master of Science
- Browsing category
- Master’s degree · MS
- Professional pathway
- Post-professional education
- Award status
- Credit-bearing academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding institution
- University of Pittsburgh
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 required
- Study intensity
- Full timeFall start; 9 months (2 terms).
In-person requirements
- Clinical or community placement · requiredThe program lists clinical and research preceptorships as applied skills.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Teaching campus
- University of Pittsburgh
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Clinical Plan of Study: 9 months (2 terms); Research Plan of Study: 9 months (2 terms)
- Credits
- 30 credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 3Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (based on a 4.0)
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application materials
- Transcripts
- Resume or CV
- Personal statement
- One letter of recommendation
- Application route
- Other application routeApplications go through the Graduate Centralized Application Service (GradCAS).
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Intakes
- Fall (August)
- Deadlines
- Application Closes May 1, 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.
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)