The University at Albany and The Sage Colleges have developed a collaborative agreement to provide qualified students from University at Albany who wish to pursue an MS in Occupational Therapy (OT) from Sage Graduate School (SGS) guaranteed admission as indicated below. This collaborative agreement provides for:

• Automatic acceptance into Sage Graduate School for students who have completed occupational therapy program course prerequisites, after initial advisement and interview, and with completed application;
• Waiver of Sage Graduate School application fee;
• Early acceptance;
• Cross-registration through the Consortium in courses during the senior year (no fees in addition to University at Albany College registration);
• Access to Sage advisors to coordinate undergraduate electives and coursework to reduce or eliminate prerequisites in the graduate program;
• Opportunity to apply early for Graduate Assistantships in Sage Graduate School

University at Albany students will be guaranteed admission to Sage Graduate School for the MS in OT degree, who demonstrate the following:

1. Earned baccalaureate degree
2. Minimum overall 3.0 GPA that includes the completion of occupational therapy program prerequisite courses with grades of C or better (see prerequisite course listed below)

To guarantee placement in the OT Program students agree to submit the following information:

By June 1 of the year preceding graduation from the University at Albany:

1. Completed SGS application packet (fee waived)
2. Official transcripts from all college institutions attended
3. Current resume
4. One letter of recommendation from the University at Albany pre-health advisor, psychology or sociology faculty, or equivalent faculty representative

   By October 15 of the graduation year at University at Albany:

5. Clinical Observation Document: 20 hours of clinical observation with an occupational therapist
6. OT Admission interview; contact Wendy Krupnick at 518/ 244-2267 or krupnw@sage.edu
7. Enrollment deposit of $500 (non-refundable, though to be applied toward graduate tuition)

Upon graduation from University at Albany:

8. Official transcripts documenting completion of undergraduate degree and OT Program prerequisite courses

The following University at Albany courses meet SGS OT Program prerequisites: