APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL MAY 1, 2024.
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Application, Interview, and Notification Dates
- WAVE 1 – Early Admissions
- Applications received July 21, 2023 – September 15, 2023
- Interviews October 28 and November 4, 2023
- Notified by November 22, 2023
- Applications received July 21, 2023 – September 15, 2023
- WAVE 2
- Applications received September 16, 2023 – November 24, 2023
- Interviews January 13 and January 20, 2024
- Notified by February 9, 2024
- Applications received September 16, 2023 – November 24, 2023
- WAVE 3 – Late Admissions
- Applications received November 25, 2023 – February 29, 2024
- Interviews April 20 and April 27, 2024
- Notified by May 10, 2024
- Applications received November 25, 2023 – February 29, 2024
- WAVE 4 – Final Admissions
- Applications received March 1, 2024 – May 1, 2024
- Interviews May 17, 2024
- Notified by May 21, 2024
- Applications received March 1, 2024 – May 1, 2024
Selection Process
The School of Occupational Therapy admissions committee carefully evaluates each applicant’s application to determine eligibility and suitability to the program. After the initial assessment, selected applicants are invited to a formal interview. After the interview, the Admission Committee reviews the applicant files and makes recommendations to the program director. Applicants are notified as soon as final admission decisions are made. For the 2023-2024 cycle, all interviews are virtual.
Notification
Final admission decisions are made by the program. Applicants are notified via email and the Self-Service portal is updated as soon as a final admission decision has been made.
Note: Intentional misrepresentation or omission of information relative to scholastic records, test records, background reports, etc. will subject the applicant to rescinded admission or a student to dismissal. The University reserves the right to deny admission to any applicant for any reason in deems sufficient.
Mission Fulfillment
The SOT Admission Committee will consider applications from all qualified individuals; however, to meet the SOT mission, priority will be given to those students from the Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington) or from a rural or medically underserved area (MUA). PNWU uses the Rural Assistance Center online tool (found at: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/am-i-rural) for determining if an address is rural or located in a MUA or serves a medically underserved population (MUP).
Application to PNWU begins by submitting a primary application through OTCAS (Occupational Therapy Centralized Application System) https://otcas.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/ – /login. Applicants must designate PNWU to receive their application.
A verification of the information provided on the application will take place. This may take 30 days or longer. PNWU will receive the application only after the verification is completed by OTCAS. Students are encouraged to check OTCAS periodically after submission of materials to confirm the application has been verified. Applicants should review the OTCAS instructions and FAQ to assist them in submitting their application properly.
Contact Information
Heather Fritz, PhD, OTR/L CHC
Associate Professor and Founding Director
School of Occupational Therapy
MultiCare Learning Center, Room 107
hfritz@pnwu.edu
509-249-7956
Jami Flick, PhD, MS, OTR/L
Director of Clinical Education
School of Occupational Therapy
MultiCare Learning Center, Room 123
jflick@pnwu.edu
509-249-7956
Kathleen Carrillo, BSHM
Administrative Coordinator
School of Occupational Therapy
MultiCare Learning Center, Room 105
kcarrillo@pnwu.edu
509-249-7839