Overview

Why Occupational Therapy?

Occupational Therapy is a vibrant, growing profession that makes it possible for people to participate fully in their lives. Occupational therapists change lives. When a person is challenged with a physical or mental health difficulty, occupational therapists ask “What matters to you? What is important to you?”. Occupational therapy is a client centered, evidenced-based profession that supports people of all ages, individuals, groups or populations participate in everyday activities and occupations that are meaningful and valuable to the client.
When you earn your Master of Science in Occupational Therapy at Sacred Heart University, you will learn to address the spiritual, social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of your clients, and to design occupation-based interventions that enable clients to meaningfully participate in their own work, school, play, home, society, and community lives.

Accreditation

Sacred Heart University’s Graduate Occupational Therapy Program, leading to the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT). Accreditation is under “The Standards for an Accredited Educational Therapy Program for the Occupational Therapist - 2018” by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Therapeutic Use of Self

Applied Functional Anat & Neuroanatomy

Human Conditions Across Life Span

Health & Wellness: Personal Journey

Human Occ & Activity Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00 , International

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Language

English

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Credits

76 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fairfield, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Completion of graduate application

Non-refundable application fee

Successful completion of baccalaureate degree

Maintenance of an 3.0 or better cumulative GPA

Total prerequisite GPA of 3.0 or better

Science prerequisite GPA of 3.0 or better (General Biology with lab; Human Anatomy and Physiology I with lab and Human Anatomy and Physiology II with lab).

Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended

Two letters of recommendation (one from an academic source and one from employer or volunteer supervisor)

Relevant shadowing or volunteer experience in occupational therapy

Successful interview with the Occupational Therapy Admissions Committee

Tuition Fees

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25900 USD / year

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25900 USD / year

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25900 USD / year

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Living costs

Fairfield

United States

1736 - 2740 USD / month

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