BA Biology/MS Occupational Therapy (3+2) Sequence

The Biology major provides an excellent foundation for you to become an Occupational Therapist. Sage has developed an innovative 3+2 program where students can complete their B.A. in Biology and M.S. in Occupational Therapy in just over five years of academic coursework and fieldwork!

Students in the accelerated program leading to graduate work in Occupational Therapy complete courses in Biology which also serve as prerequisite courses for OT (Anatomy & Physiology, Statistics, Physics). All biology majors complete a one-year senior research project. This undergraduate experience is particularly helpful because graduate OT students are required to participate in clinical research.

Jennifer Warner completed a BA Biology and MS in Occupational Therapy!

Suggested Sequence for B.A. in Biology Leading to the M.S. in Occupational Therapy:

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Accelerating students progress to graduate OT courses; non-accelerating students register for undergraduate electives by advisement. To accelerate into the graduate OT Program in the fourth year, students must earn a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and have completed all college major, general education and OT Program prerequisites by the end of the third year of coursework. The OT Program also has a minimum 2.75 science GPA requirement for BIO 201, BIO 202 and PHY 101 (The college catalog contains a more detailed description).