Are you interested in graduate programs for Rehabilitation
Counseling, Organizational Leadership, or Occupational Therapy?
Apply at WOU!
Apply at https://applygrad.wou.edu/apply/
Application Requirements:
● Bachelor’s Degree or pending bachelor’s degree completion before first term of admission
● Cumulative GPA 3.00 or higher (or passing GRE)
○ Undergraduate GPA 2.5 to 2.99: students can be conditionally admitted for the first 9 credit hours
○ Students with <3.0 can be fully admitted with passing MAT/GRE scores
○ GPA requirement is waived if student holds a master’s degree
● Transcripts
○ Unofficial for application process
○ Official must be submitted prior to full admission
● $60 fee for processing
M.S. Rehabilitation Counseling
https://graduate.wou.edu/ms-rehabilitation-mental-health-counseling/
● Specific Application Requirements
○ Current Resume
○ Writing Sample
○ At least 2 recommendations from employers and/or colleagues
○ Background Information
● About the Program
○ Certified by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling & Related Education Programs (CACREP)
○ The Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling program offers a M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling with a mental health counseling concentration
○ Graduates are eligible to seek Oregon licensure as a licensed professional counselor in mental health settings
○ On-campus classes in the evenings at the WOU Salem Campus
○ You can begin the program in Fall term
○ Time to complete the program:
– Full-time: 2 years
– Part-time: 2.5-3 years
○ 90 Credits
M.A. Organizational Leadership
https://graduate.wou.edu/m-a-organizational-leadership/
● Specific Application Requirements
○ Current Resume
● About the Program
○ Enables students to develop leadership skills that can be applied to a wide range of professional settings
○ 3 certificate options that can be completed individually or as part of the master’s
– Adaptive Leadership Certificate
– Enabling Leadership Certificate
– Executive Leadership Certificate
○ On-campus classes in the evenings at the WOU Salem Campus
○ You can begin the program in Fall or Spring terms
○ 45 Credits
Doctorate of Occupational Therapy
https://graduate.wou.edu/occupational-therapy-doctorate/
● Specific Application Requirements
○ Transcripts and/or academic records submitted through OTCAS (Occupational Therapy Centralized Application Services) from all institutions attended
○ 3 Letters of Recommendation
○ OTCAS Personal Statement Prompt
○ WOU short-essay statement
○ Successful completion of prerequisite courses
● About the Program
○ The first public doctoral-level occupational therapy (OT) program in Oregon
○ At the WOU Center for Graduate Studies in Salem
○ Has achieved Candidacy Status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
○ The program is designed to prepare students to balance the art and science of OT practice as entry-level therapists
○ Admissions offered on a rolling basis until all slots have been filled
○ 147 quarter credits