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 Villanova Preliminary Application for Undergraduate Admission (October 15)
• a completed Common Application (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
• and Villanova essay

Complete the Villanova Preliminary and Common Applications and submit by November 1. On the Villanova Preliminary Application, you should first choose an Applicant Type from the drop down menu; select First Time Health Affiliation. When completing the Major Course of Study section, in the drop down menu next to Planned Course of Study choose the health affiliation to which you are applying. Next, click on Enter Your Villanova Major and from the drop down list choose a major which you will pursue as an undergraduate. The Villanova major will serve as your major if accepted into the Health Affiliation Science Program or reviewed for admission to Villanova.

For more information, contact Dr. John Friede at 610-519-4833 or john.friede@villanova.edu.   

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.