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Overview
The pre-occupational therapy program at UMN Morris will guide you through every stage of your undergraduate education to prepare you for graduate-level professional schooling in occupational therapy. You’ll gain the knowledge, experience, and support you need to be ready for graduate school.
As a student following the pre-occupational therapy program at UMN Morris, you will pursue a major of your choosing. A specific undergraduate major is not required for the pre-occupational therapy program, but you need to complete prerequisite coursework. Occupational therapy prerequisites align best with the psychology major, but human services and biology majors are also related.
UMN Morris’s academic rigor and interdisciplinary strength will greatly enhance your occupational therapy education. UMN Morris also has an early assurance agreement with the UMN Twin Cities occupational therapy doctorate program. This means as a pre-occupational therapy student at UMN Morris, you will have the opportunity to receive conditional admission to the occupational therapy program at the UMN Twin Cities College of Pharmacy. You can apply to the early assurance program before beginning college or once you are at UMN Morris.
Degree Requirements
Graduation Requirements
As a UMN Morris student following the pre-occupational therapy track, you will need to complete the degree requirements for your chosen major. Pre-occupational therapy itself is not a major or minor at UMN Morris. Rather, it is an academic program to guide you on your path to graduate school while you pursue your undergraduate degree.
As part of a well-rounded liberal arts education, UMN Morris offers courses across different disciplines that will help prepare you for graduate schooling in occupational therapy.
Suggested Courses
- HMSV 4102. Intro to Prof Conduct, Legal Constraints, Ethics in Human Service
- PSY 3542. Multicultural Psychology
- IS 3796. Interdisciplinary Internship in Helping Professions
General Education Requirements (Morris Core)
The University of Minnesota and its faculty are committed to providing an education that invites you to investigate the world from new perspectives, learn new ways of thinking, and grow as an active citizen and lifelong learner. The University’s general education requirements (Morris Core) are designed to be integrated throughout your four-year undergraduate experience. These courses provide you an opportunity to explore fields outside your major and complement your major curriculum with a multidisciplinary perspective.
Learn more about UMN Morris General Education Requirements (Morris Core)
Transferring Credit
Put your credits to work for you at UMN Morris, where you’ll earn a degree from a highly ranked public liberal arts university.
Careers and Graduate School
Careers
A career in occupational therapy is an outstanding way to serve others. As an occupational therapist, you will work closely with patients to build or restore their abilities to perform the tasks of daily life. Areas of focus will depend on the type of issues they are dealing with, whether that be developmental, physical, mental, or emotional.
Graduate School
Having a UMN Morris degree will set you up for success when it's time to take the next steps for graduate or professional school. UMN Morris pre-professional graduates have gone on to be accepted at many graduate schools. The occupational therapy doctorate program at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities is the most common path that UMN Morris graduates take.
Costs and Scholarships
Costs at a Glance
The University of Minnesota Morris is a national public liberal arts college committed to making a high-quality education available to students from across the country. Expenses for housing, meals, books and supplies, transportation, loan fees, and personal expenditures can vary.
Use our net price calculator to estimate your cost of attendance
Scholarships
General Scholarship Requirements
All renewable scholarships are awarded on a per-semester basis for fall or spring terms only and require students to maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA and be enrolled for at least 12 credits. The Prairie Scholars Award, Morris Scholars Award, and National Merit Scholar Winner Awards will replace any previous scholarship package award offers. National Merit scholarships cannot be combined with the Prairie or Morris Scholars Award.
Final scholarship packages may consist of academic scholarships and donor-funded scholarship awards. A student's award may be adjusted if institutional and outside awards cause the award to go over tuition and costs.
Research and Engagement
Engagement
At UMN Morris, you may be able to volunteer or work at a local healthcare facility, or even shadow local healthcare professionals.
UMN Morris has an extensive Community Engagement office that can help you find related opportunities in Morris or the surrounding community. There are also several great service learning opportunities, many of which provide course credit.
