Can I work on campus?
New international students coming from outside the US can enter the US up to 30 days before the program start date that is listed on their immigration document. International students with F-1 Visas can work on-campus up to 20 hours per week during the regular semesters, and more than 20 hours per week during official university breaks. Please contact the Office of International Services (OIS) for details and the most recent updates to this policy.
Will I be eligible to take the NBCOT exam?
Our post-professional MS program is designed for occupational therapists with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy. For those students who earned their bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from a non-U.S. accredited college/university, the MS program provides an opportunity to become eligible to take the registered occupational therapist (OTR) certification exam, which is conducted by the National Board for Certification for Occupational Therapist (NBCOT).
After successful completion of the MS program, the students who have earned their bachelor’s degree internationally, will complete the Occupational Therapist Eligibility Determination (OTED®) process through the NBCOT. The OTED process will evaluate the students’ bachelor and master’s curriculum to determine if the students’ combined bachelor’s and master’s education, including Preceptorship, meets the eligibility requirements to apply for the OTR certification exam.
Education and Preceptorship must be deemed comparable to current U.S. entry-level educational standards to become eligible to take the OTR certification exam. Please see the NBCOT website for Internationally Educated Applicants for more information about eligibility for the NBCOT exam.
