Application Process

For the 2026-2027 Application Cycle:

Phase I

Applications can be submitted once per year through the Occupational Therapy Centralized Application Service (OTCAS). The application period is July 21 – February 15 annually.  A completed application must include the following:

• Verification of 30 hours of volunteer, work, or shadowing experience with an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant. Students must complete a minimum of 30 hours with at least two different clinical settings (inpatient, outpatient, mental health, schools, etc.) OR populations (pediatrics, geriatrics, adults, etc.). Students must complete the verification form for each site with the supervising occupational therapist (OT) or occupational therapy assistant (OTA).
• Two letters of recommendation that speak to the applicant’s skills, knowledge, and aptitude related to becoming an occupational therapist. One letter of recommendation MUST be from an OT or OTA who signed one of the shadowing verification forms. A faculty, employer, or other non-relative may write the other letter.
• Transcripts of all post-secondary education. 
• Written personal statement specific to motivation to become an occupational therapist. 
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae.

Phase II

Qualified candidates will be invited to complete a virtual interview. As part of the interview process, candidates will meet with one WVU OT faculty member and an OT from the community for approximately 30 minutes.   Admission offers will be made following interviews.  Classes will begin in May 2027 and continue for 36 consecutive months.