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Admission Criteria

Application Deadline for Summer entrance: January 15

• Minimum MAT score: none set
• Undergraduate GPA: 3.0 or higher to apply (4.0=A)
• 20 hours volunteer experience (Recommended, not required)
• Completion of all undergraduate/OT prerequisites
• 20 hours of occupational therapy observation in at least two different practice settings
• Completion of all required application materials
• Acceptance to program

Minimum English Proficiency Requirements

Scores are valid for 2 years from the test date.

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Occupational Therapy Program

• Application to Program found at Occupational Therapy Centralized Application Service (OTCAS) at https://portal.otcas.org/
• OTCAS applicants may be invited to complete an interview before an admission decision is made.

The program offers a Master of Science and an Educational Specialist degree with emphasis areas in Online Education and Technology in Schools.

Admission criteria

Fall admission deadline: None (rolling admissions)
Spring admission deadline: None (rolling admissions)
Summer admission deadline: None (rolling admissions)

• Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 credit hours of the degree

Minimum English Proficiency Requirements

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Learning Technologies and Design Program

• Statement of Purpose (can also be uploaded into Graduate School online application)
• Curriculum Vitae or Resume
• 2 letters of reference

Officially approved as:     

Stand Alone:  Yes  
Degree Dependent:   No

Total Credit Hours:  12 

Certificate Description: The Online Educator Graduate Certificate Program will equip individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to design and provide effective online learning experiences including:

•    Designing online learning activities and assessments for meaningful learning
•    Designing, facilitating, and evaluating online discussions
•    Promoting student engagement and motivation in online learning environments.
•    Understanding unique characteristics of online learning environments
•    Selecting appropriate technology tools and learning objects to support online learners
•    Using Learning Management Systems to support and deliver online learning
•    Seeking for and evaluating Internet-based information and resources that can be used to enhance online learning
•    Organizing course materials in an online format

Certificate web site:
http://online.missouri.edu/degreeprograms/education/online-educator/grad-cert/

For information about certificate, contact:
School of Information Science & Learning Technologies

Email:  sislt@missouri.edu     
Phone:  Toll-free (877) 747-5868 or Local (573) 884-2670
Address:  SISLT Student Services Office, 304 Townsend Hall, Columbia, MO 65211

Not Accepting Applications at this time.

Officially approved as:     

Stand Alone:  Yes  
Degree Dependent:   No

Total Credit Hours:  12

Certificate description: The graduate certificate in organizational change is a multi-disciplinary and multi-sector approach to the theory and practice of transforming organizations and communities in a technologically advanced and global economy. Students will have an opportunity to develop knowledge and competencies appropriate to the advanced study and diagnosis of evolving and emerging organizations and communities in the public, private, and nonprofit arena. They will find a curriculum supportive of careers in academics, management, and consulting.

Certificate web site:
http://truman.missouri.edu/degrees-programs/certificates/

For information about certificate, contact:
Truman School of Public Affairs

Email:  Truman@missouri.edu
Phone:  (573) 884-1656
Address: 101 Middlebush Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO  65211