Application Instructions
Applicants to Bradley’s OTD program must apply through OTCAS – a centralized application service. Bradley’s OTD program information can be found at the OTCAS Applicant Help Center. You can begin your application starting July 1, 2024.
In addition, an applicant should have:
1. Minimum 3.0 grade point average in all mathematics and science courses taken.
2. GRE verbal minimum score of 150; quantitative minimum score of 150.
3. TOEFL score of 600 or higher, and IELTS score of 7.0 or higher.
4. Skills in computer literacy, communication (written and verbal), medical terminology, and teaching.
Other Requirements
Your submission of courses to Occupational Therapy Centralized Application System (OTCAS) (verified by official transcripts) will be used to determine if you have required courses or course equivalents.
No grade lower than a C is acceptable in the required courses.
In order to begin the OTD program the requirements for a Baccalaureate degree must be met with verification of the Baccalaureate degree being awarded no later than four weeks after the start of the class.
Volunteer hours are not required, however 100 hours of exposure to occupational therapy and other rehab sciences is recommended. Applicants should spend time observing a variety of therapy settings to facilitate his or her career decision.
In addition to the University’s student health form requirement, and prior to enrollment in the first full-time physical therapy course that includes a clinical experience (second summer), each student must verify:
1. Professional liability insurance (renewable annually)
2. Immunity to rubeola (measles) by one of the following: a rubeola (measles) immunization received in 1990 or later, or – written verification from a physician of having had the disease, or – birth date prior to 1957
3. Immunity to rubella (German measles) by one of the following: - written verification of having had the immunization, or – written verification rubella titer greater than 1:10
4. Immunity to SARS-Co2 (Covid 19) by written verification of having had the immunization
5. Written verification of immunity to Hepatitis B virus
6. Written verification of tuberculin test results (renewable annually)
7. CPR certification (renewable annually)
8. Criminal background check, if required by a clinical site.
It is not unusual that we will have accepted a nearly full class by the time of the deadline. After 30 applicants are accepted, we will create a waitlist and call applicants off the waitlist as spaces become available. The application deadline is December 16, 2024. All application materials must be received by this date. It is the applicant’s responsibility to see that all materials have been received by OTCAS by the deadline. It is to your advantage to apply early so that any unanticipated delays in your application process may be resolved by the application deadline. You may contact OTCAS to check if all materials have arrived. All information necessary for completing your application can be found at OTCAS and on this site. Please read the following instructions carefully, and if you have questions at any time, contact us at occupationaltherapy@bradley.edu or call (309) 677-3913.
Please note that we do conduct interviews with applicants for the Occupational Therapy programs. Thus the information you provide in your application solely determines your acceptance or denial.
The Bradley University Doctor of Occupational Therapy program begins in May of each year. Accepted students coming to Bradley University must have a bachelor’s degree by the first day of class and be ready to attend classes in May. Accepted students must be able to progress through the curriculum in the required sequence of courses.