With an occupational therapy master鈥檚 degree, you鈥檒l use the 鈥渙ccupations鈥 of work and productive activities, play, leisure, social participation and self-care to reduce impairment and teach skills to clients who have physical, developmental, emotional or mental health disabilities.
You must have a master鈥檚 or doctoral degree (OTD) to be a licensed occupational therapist. If you are a prospective undergraduate student, you must earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree before entering this program. Students may complete any undergraduate degree in preparation for a graduate level OT Program as long as all prerequisite courses and other requirements are met.
Some excellent undergraduate programs that could prepare you for the graduate program in Occupational Therapy are Pre-Occupational Therapy, Occupational Science and Technology, Kinesiology, and Biomedical Engineering.
In the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) occupational therapy master鈥檚 program, you鈥檒l design therapies as basic as bathing, dressing or eating, or as complex as operating a computer with modified control switches. As diverse as these therapies are, they share a common goal: promoting health, wellness and full engagement in everyday routines so that your clients can lead satisfying lives.
September 2025
College of Health Sciences
Enderis Hall,
2400 E. Hartford Avenue,
MILWAUKEE,
Wisconsin,
53211, United States
A baccalaureate degree, or its equivalent as determined by the UWM Center on International Education, from a regionally accredited institution.
A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale, or an equivalent measure on a grading system that does not use a 4.0 scale.
English proficiency requirement: TOEFL IBT - 79 鈥 120; IELTS - 6.5 - 9.0; Cambridge English Advanced/Cambridge English Proficiency - C1 level or
higher.
Application deadline: Fall: January 15
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.