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Castleton/Sage Graduate School Cooperative Degree 4+2 Occupational Therapy

Castleton offers this degree program in conjunction with Sage Graduate School, Troy,
New York. Students will complete a bachelor’s degree from Castleton, including the courses
specified below, and will be guaranteed admission to the two-year master's program in
Occupational Therapy (MS-OT) at Sage.

Specific program requirements:
1. Complete a baccalaureate degree program at Castleton.*

2. Complete the following pre-occupational therapy courses with grades of C or better.
(24 credits total)

BIO 2011 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 cr
BIO 2012 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 cr
BIO 2120 Elements of Microbiology 4 cr
MAT 2021 Statistics I 3 cr
PHY 2110 Physics I 4 cr
PSY 1010 Introduction to Psychology 3 cr
PSY 1050 Human Growth and Development 3 cr
PSY 3070 Abnormal Psychology 3 cr

3. Attain a science GPA of 2.75 or better (in Human Anatomy and Physiology, and
Physics.)

4. Attain an overall GPA of 3.00 or better.

5. Obtain a positive recommendation from Castleton’s pre-health professional faculty.
*Students may choose from any of Castleton’s baccalaureate programs, but we recommend that pre-OT students consider majoring in Psychology, Biology, Exercise Science, Health Science, or Sports Medicine.

Castleton students who complete the above requirements will be eligible for:

• Automatic acceptance into Sage Graduate School**
• Waiver of the graduate application fee.
• Early application for graduate assistantships in Sage Graduate School.

**To guarantee placement in the Sage Graduate School OT Program students should
submit the following information to the Sage Graduate School Office of Admission:


By January 1 of the year preceding graduation from Castleton:

• Completed SGS application packet (fee waived)
• Official transcripts from all college institutions attended
• Current resume
• One letter of recommendation from the Castleton pre-health profession
faculty
liaison

By October 15 of the graduation year at Castleton:

• Documentation of 20 hours of clinical observation with a licensed occupational therapist
• OT admission interview, contact Marjane Selleck at 518-244-2267 or
sellem@sage.edu
• Enrollment deposit of $500 (non-refundable, to be applied toward graduate tuition.)

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