Sage has developed partnership agreements with the following 4-year colleges to offer preferred acceptance to the Sage graduate program in Occupational Therapy for qualified students. These agreements provide for:

• Preferred acceptance (on a space available basis) into the Occupational Therapy Program for students who have completed OT Program course prerequisites, after initial advisement and interview, and with completed application;
• Waiver of Sage Graduate School application fee;
• Priority in placement (for students who submit applications prior to June 1 of the year preceding graduation);
• Advisement to coordinate undergraduate electives and coursework to address OT Program prerequisites; and
• Opportunity to apply early for graduate assistantships.

Qualified students will:

• Earn a baccalaureate degree prior to entering the MS in OT Program;
• Maintain a minimum overall 3.25 GPA in their undergraduate programs and OT Program prerequisite courses; and
• Document completion of clinical observation hours under the supervision of an occupational therapist.

For more information about the agreement and to view the OT Program prerequisite course equivalencies select a college from the list below:

• Castleton State College, contact Dr. Peter Kimmel at Peter.Kimmel@castleton.edu
• College of St. Rose, contact Kari Murad at muradk@strose.edu
• Felician College, contact Dr. Edward Kubersky at kuberskye@felician.edu
• Hartwick College, contact Dr. Allen Crooker at Crookera@hartwick.edu
• Marist College, contact Professor Joseph Bettencourt at Joseph.Bettencourt@marist.edu
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), contact Ann BIlletz at abilletz@mcla.edu
• Siena College, contact Dr. Edward LaRow at Larow@siena.edu
• Skidmore College, contact Dr. Barbara Opitz at Bopitz@skidmore.edu
• Southern Vermont College, contact Dr. Carol Tunney at ctunney@svc.edu
• SUNY Oneonta, contact Dr. Lawrence Armstrong at Armstrwl@oneonta.edu
• University at Albany, contact Kimberly Kerker at kkerker@albany.edu