Graduate Admissions

• Undergraduate Transcript 

  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions

• Goal Statement
• Professional Resume

• Interview with Graduate & Professional Studies Coordinator 

• Priority Application Deadline:

  • ​​​​​​​Fall - February 15

  • ​​​​​​​Spring - October 15

• Undergraduate Transcript 

  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions

• Program Pre-Requisites:

  • One course in Statistics (required). 3 semester credits/4 quarter credits.
    • Demonstration of a working knowledge of fundamental concepts including statistical research methods, mean/median/mode, simple probabilities and the use of common visualizations may be substituted for the required course. Demonstration could include professional experience/portfolio and must be approved by the program coordinator.
  • One course in Calculus (recommended). 3 semester credits/4 quarter credits 
• Professional Resume
• Priority Application Deadline (students coming from outside the US)
  • Fall - June 1
  • Spring - November 1
  • Summer - March 1
• Priority Application Deadline (students coming from within the US)
  • ​​​​​​​Fall - July 1
  • Spring - December 1
  • Summer - April 1

• Undergraduate Transcript 
  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions; minimum 2.50 GPA

• Test Scores: 

  • American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (3)

  • English Proficiency Essay (3) 

• Undergraduate Transcript 

  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions

• Standard Professional Teaching Certificate or Eligibility

• Pre/Corequisite course in Special Education​​​​​​​

• Undergraduate Transcript
  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions
• Standard Professional Teaching Certificate or Eligibility

• Undergraduate Transcript 

  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions

• Goal Statement

• Professional Resume

• Interview with management of Target Community & Educational Services, Inc.  Click to schedule: https://www.targetcommunity.org/contact/

• Undergraduate Transcript 

  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions

• Goal Statement

• Professional Resume

• Undergraduate Transcript 
  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions
• Standard Professional Teaching Certificate or Eligibility

• Undergraduate Transcript 

  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions

McDaniel College's developing Occupational Therapy graduate program will begin accepting applications in June 2025 for our first cohort to begin in June 2026. 

• Undergraduate Transcript
• Minimum Cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and Minimum Cumulative Prerequisite GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 Scale
• A Grade of “C” or Higher in Prerequisite Courses
• Two Letters of Recommendation
• Minimum 30 Hours of OT-related Experience/Observation 
• Personal Statement
• Resume with Professional and Life Experiences
• Personal Interview

Learn more about M.S.O.T. admissions requirements and pathways. 

• Undergraduate Transcript 

  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions

• Goal Statement

• Professional Resume

• Undergraduate Transcript 

  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions

• Standard Professional Teaching Certificate or Eligibility

• Undergraduate Transcript 

  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions

• Goal Statement

• 3 References 

• Standard Professional Teaching Certificate or MSDE qualifying Basic Skills Assessments https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/Certification/testing_info/praxis1.aspx

• Professional Resume

• Undergraduate Transcript 

  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions

• Standard Professional Teaching Certificate or Eligibility

• Undergraduate Transcript 

  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions

• Professional Resume

• Standard Professional Teaching Certificate or MSDE qualifying Basic Skills Assessments https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/Certification/testing_info/praxis1.aspx

• Initial certification offered in the following content areas: Art P-12; Biology, Secondary; Chemistry, Secondary; English, Secondary; French P-12; German P-12; Math, Secondary; PE P-12,; Physics, Secondary; Social Studies, Secondary; Spanish P-12 
  • The MS in Teaching Elementary track is currently paused and is not accepting new applications
• Undergraduate Transcript
  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions
• Goal Statement
• Professional Resume

• Undergraduate Transcript

  • Students with less than 3.00 GPA may be admitted provisionally with conditions

• Standard Professional Teaching Certificate or Eligibility