Partnership Agreements

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

• Automatic acceptance into the Occupational Therapy Program for students who have completed OT Program course prerequisites, after initial advisement and interview, and with completed applicaiton;
• Waiver of Sage Graduate School application fee;
• Early acceptance (for students who submit applications prior to October 15 of their senior year);
• 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 3.0 GPA in their undergraduate programs and OT Program prerequisite courses;
• Complete an admission interview with OT Program faculty; 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 Neilia Campbell at ncampbell@uamail.albany.edu