Overview

The Occupational Therapy Dual Admission degree offered at North Central College innovative opportunity provides five outstanding students direct admission to the College's Master of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Doctorate degree programs as incoming first-years or transfers. With the security of dual admission, you will have a clear pathway to achieving your goals. You can focus on your undergraduate studies while connecting early with graduate faculty, advisors and students.

Our experienced, talented faculty will help you every step of the way, including preparing you to get the proper certification to become an Occupational Therapist. If you are interested in our dual degree occupational therapy program, review our minimum GPA requirements, test scores, and other eligibility factors to see if you qualify. We can't wait to hear from you.

Dual Admission Benefits:

Employment for occupational therapists is projected to grow 27 percent by 2024, much faster than the national average for all careers. Consequently, admission to the occupational therapy degree programs is becoming increasingly competitive with colleges offering a limited number of seats. The Dual Admit program gives you the opportunity to secure your seat, meet the requirements of the program, and know with confidence that a seat is waiting for you.

The North Central dual admission program also saves you the time, worry and expense of applying to graduate programs while still working toward your undergraduate degree.

At North Central, you will benefit from a strong liberal arts foundation that aligns with the mission of the occupational therapy program, featuring accomplished, highly regarded faculty, small class sizes allowing for extensive personal attention, numerous career development and extracurricular opportunities, and much more.

Occupational therapists work with people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, autism, loss of limbs or other disabilities. The professional (entry-level) occupational therapy programs will provide you with a diverse curriculum along with professional experiences. You will develop the knowledge, leadership ability, and ethical behaviors necessary to become a purposeful and competent occupational therapist.

Additional benefits include:

Streamlined application process
A clear road map to completing your prerequisite coursework
No requirement to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test
Focused, personalized faculty mentoring with the occupational therapy program director every semester

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Theories in Occupational Therapy
Documentation, Reimbursement, Appeals
Health and Wellness Literacy
Functional Anatomy
Assessment Theory
Pediatric Theory
Mental Health Theory

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-03 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-24 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

82 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Naperville, United States

Disciplines

Occupational Therapy Anatomy View 121 other Masters in Occupational Therapy in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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IELTS

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General requirements

Students must meet and maintain the following conditions to remain enrolled in the dual admission program:

A grade of C or higher in all required prerequisite courses—
- Human Anatomy with a lab*
- Human Physiology with a lab*
- Sociology or Anthropology
- Developmental Psychology
- Abnormal Psychology
- Statistics
- *or two combined courses in Anatomy and Physiology with labs
3.0 minimum undergraduate GPA
Observation experiences with an occupational therapist totaling at least 20 hours
Community service experiences totaling at least 10 hours
Participation in the Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) organization

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

79130 USD / year

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Out-of-State

79130 USD / year

≈ 79130 USD / year
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In-State

79130 USD / year

≈ 79130 USD / year

Living costs

Naperville

United States

1120 - 1880 USD / month

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