Creative Arts in Therapy

The Creative Arts in Therapy (CAT) major provides an excellent foundation to become an Occupational Therapist. Sage has developed an innovative 3+2 program where students can complete their B.A. in Creative Arts in Therapy and M.S. in Occupational Therapy in just over five years of academic coursework and fieldwork. Students who choose this program will have faculty advisors in both the Creative Arts in Therapy and Occupational Therapy departments. An audition or portfolio review adminstered by the CAT department is a prerequisite to admission.

The course sequence below begins with the courses freshman CAT majors should take. To complete the number of courses required for this major in the three-year sequence noted below, students will need to enroll in 18-19 credits in five of the six undergraduate semesters. Alternatively, students may choose to complete some coursework over summer semesters.

*Please note: the courses with an asterisk can be taken in either the fall or spring semesters. In the event that a course you choose is closed you can modify your sequence by substituting one of the courses with an asterisk.

Courses that are highlighted meet the graduate OT Program course prerequisites.

To accelerate into the graduate OT Program in the fourth year, students must earn a minimum overall 3.0 GPA, complete the eight OT Program prerequisite courses with no less than a "C", and have completed all college major, general education and OT Program prerequisites by the end of the third year of coursework.