OT Doctoral Program

Welcome to the University of Louisiana at Monroe Master of Occupational Therapy Program

The program is a 2-year hybrid (combination distance/onsite) program. Applicants to the OTA to MOT bridge program must be certified as Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTAs), have obtained a bachelor’s degree, and meet the pre-requisites prior to application to the program. We do not require a specific bachelor’s degree as long as you take the pre-requisites listed on our Admission & Application Requirements page. We recommend that you choose a bachelor’s degree that is appealing to you and meets your needs.

All courses require both online and on-campus components. Students will begin participating in online course instruction on the first day of class each semester. See University Calendar for specific dates.

    EXAMPLE ON-CAMPUS SCHEDULE: (not an official schedule)

  Your courses will meet onsite at ULM as follows (NOTE: These are MANDATORY class
  meetings. Make-up dates are not possible):

   Year 1 Fall Semester

• Onsite/on-campus at ULM August 26-27, 2023 and October 30- November 3, 2023.
• Online Zoom meetings will be September 9, 2023 8:30am-11:30am CDT and October 7, 2023  8:30am-11:30am CDT
  

   Year 1 Spring Semester

• Onsite/on-campus at ULM March 18- March 22, 2024.
• Online on Zoom February 3, 2024 8:30am-11:30am CST and March 2, 2024 8:30am-11:30am CST  
  

    Year 1 Summer Semester

• Onsite/on-campus at ULM March 18- March 22, 2024.
• Onsite/on-campus at ULM June 17-20, 2024. Online Zoom July 13, 2024 8:30am-11:30 noon CDT

   Year 2 Fall Semester

• because you will be completing your Level I Fieldwork hours (including your Mental Health Level I FW that is completed in Monroe, LA), you will be coming onto campus for three WEEKENDS instead of one full week on September 7-8, 2024; October 5-6, 2024; and November 2-3, 2024.

*NOTE: ALL on-campus sessions throughout the program are MANDATORY. Failure to meet the on-campus class schedule will result in inability to progress in the program.

         Additional Requirements:

• Applicants must be competent in basic Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), email (with attachments), and Googledocs.
• Applicants must be competent in basic online library database searching.
• All applicants must have a laptop for class use, a reliable internet connection, and a document scanner. Students should be proficient in scanning to PDF.