Entry-level OTD Program

Creighton Preference

The Occupational Therapy Admission Committee has a strong preference for Creighton undergraduate students who complete the majority of their undergraduate coursework at Creighton, including all prerequisites. All Creighton undergraduate students who have achieved a minimum overall quality point average (QPA) of 3.25 at the end of the semester in which the student applies will be guaranteed an interview.

Guaranteed Admission Policy

Creighton students who began undergraduate studies prior to and including fall 2007 who meet the following criteria will be guaranteed admission to the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program.

Each student must:

  1. Be enrolled and complete all pre-occupational therapy requirements at Creighton University prior to entry into the program. Courses taken for college credit (e.g., Advanced Placement) prior to high school graduation will not result in ineligibility.
  2. Submit an online application to the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Admission Office by December 1 of the academic year prior to enrollment in the professional program.
  3. Have a minimum overall QPA of 3.25 at the end of the semester in which the student applies.
  4. Complete an interview expressing an appropriate rationale and demonstrating interpersonal skills for the study and practice of occupational therapy.

Students unable to meet one or more of the above criteria are encouraged to apply for admission through the standard admission procedures.

Entry Level OT Program Post Professional Distance Program

At the Creighton University Medical Center 2006 Commencement, Fr. John P. Schlegel, S.J., Creighton University President stated, "Your professors have challenged you to be leaders in your professions. As a student, you were expected to go beyond the ordinary to achieve the extraordinary. Your patients will expect no less of you. Do not disappoint them. Ethics, service, and excellence: These three words have been consistent across the 127 years of Creighton's existence; they serve as the foundation for what we do today. You will carry these with you; they are marks of a Creighton health care professional."

Heather Goertz, OTD, assistant professor, collaborated with the Omaha Street School (OSS) and received a $1,000 grant from the Omaha Community Foundation's Youth in Philanthropy award to implement a program - Tea for Teens: Women in Leadership - to develop leadership skills in young women attending the OSS.