| TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM ADMISSIONS SCORING SYSTEM - PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM Purpose: The admission scoring system is prioritized to insure that the applicant will have the intellectual capacity to successfully complete the professional program and the social/emotional resources to become a competent occupational therapist. Applicants will be admitted to the professional program in the order of total score as ranked from the criteria below and with the following initial requirements. - 1. CGPA of 2.7 or greater by the beginning of spring application semester.
- 2. Documentation of at least 40 hours of volunteer or work experience in Occupational Therapy
- 3. Pre-requisites in pre-professional program met prior to beginning professional phase
- 4. Three letters of recommendation
- 5. Score of "Independent Reading Level" on the Health Occupations Basic Entrance Exam (HOBET) or referral to reading assistance program if lower
- 6. Score of 70% or greater on the on-site interview
- 7. Graduate Record Exam (GRE) taken with a minimum score of 540
I. Grade Point Average - Maximum 40 points (CGPA X 10) _____ II. Interview-Maximum of 20 points (Average of at least two evaluators)__ III. Written Work - Autobiographical Sketch - Maximum 5 points _____
- On-site Essay - Maximum 10 points_____
IV. HOBET Reading Comprehension - Maximum 15 points____ Post High School - 15 points High School - 10 points Junior High School - 5 points Pre-Junior High School - 0 points V. GRE Score (Total GRE Score x.01) - No Maximum points _____ VI. Letters of recommendation -Maximum 5 points _____ VII. Additional Points: Tuskegee University Student - 3 points ______ Alabama Resident - 2 points ______ Total Score ______ Ranking in Class ______ Name: ______________________________________ Student ID# _______________________ Revised: March 2008 | 
