Jefferson College of Health Professions of Thomas Jefferson University and Villanova University are pleased to announce a combined Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy degree program.

Students in this program will spend three years at Villanova, completing most of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Psychology or in Biology.  They must complete the Core Curriculum of the College and the major requirements; for a sample program, check the following sites: Psychology, Biology.  They must maintain at 3.0 GPA and achieve a grade of C or better in all prerequisite coursework to transfer to Jefferson.  Credit toward the bachelor’s degree will be given from courses taken at Jefferson; the students will receive the bachelor’s degree from Villanova upon completion of the first year at Jefferson.

The Jefferson portion of the program is two and a half years in length.  The students will receive the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MOT) after the third year at Jefferson.

The master’s program is a post-baccalaureate program.  The combined degree program will allow a student to enter the MOT program after three years of undergraduate work, enabling the student to enter the profession a year earlier than under the traditional approach.

Requirements

• have an SAT I score of 1320 or better on the Critical Reading and Math components (a specific score on the Writing component will not be used at this time)
• or ACT score of 30 or better and include the writing portion
• rank in the top 10% of their high school class where class rank is reported
• and have a GPA of at least 3.7 (unweighted) on a 4.0 scale

Application and Admission Requirements

• the candidate’s Common Application with the Villanova Supplement (November 1)
• application fee
• official high school transcript
• all SAT or ACT scores sent directly from the College Board and/or ACT
• Common Application School Report and recommendation
• Villanova essay
• Common Application essay

Complete the Common Application with the Villanova Supplement and submit by November 1. In the Villanova Supplement Major Section you should choose the health affiliation to which you are applying. Next, choose an alternate major that you would pursue as an undergraduate in the event you are not selected as a final candidate for the Health Affiliation Program.

Applicants will be notified approximately January 15 if they have advanced to the second stage of the process. If so, they will be contacted to arrange for an interview. Students who are not selected for the second stage are notified by Villanova approximately January 15 and will be evaluated through the regular admission process for the major listed on their application.

For details pertaining to Thomas Jefferson's College of Health Professions, view their web site at Jefferson College of Health Professions - Occupational Therapy.   For more information about this unique opportunity at Villanova, please contact the Health Professions Advisor, Dr. John D. Friede at (610) 519-4833 or john.friede@villanova.edu.