The University of Minnesota uses the Occupational Therapist Centralized Application Service (OTCAS), which is a national application to apply to most Occupational Therapy Programs in the United States.
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Verification Process
View the OTCAS applicant help center for detailed information.
Several things happen during verification:
- Each course you entered in the Transcript Entry section gets placed under a specific course subject category.
- Each grade you entered in the Transcript Entry section gets converted to an OTCAS grade value.
- GPAs are calculated using the converted grade values.
- Your degrees are confirmed as awarded, if applicable.
If significant mistakes are found in your application during the verification process, your application will be undelivered, or returned to you for corrections.
Once all of your required application materials are received, your application's status changes to Complete, and your application is placed in line to be verified. Verifications occur in chronological order and can take up to 10 business days to complete. Once your application is verified, you will receive a notification and your application's status will change to Verified.
OTCAS Application
Online OTCAS application, including Program Materials section.
- All official college transcripts
- Foreign transcript evaluation, if applicable
- TOEFL (or other approved exam) scores, if applicable
- OTCAS Personal statement
- Short answer essay responses
- Work & volunteer experience
- 3 evaluations (letters of recommendation) - required by OTCAS but not part of the UM’s OTD application review process
- Demographic information