Departmental Advising

The goal of the Department of Occupational Therapy is to provide information and guidance to support students in their educational planning as they work to achieve career and life goals. After having gone through proper Advising, please go to the OT Programs for more information on the various degrees the department offers. If you have questions pertaining to a specific degree line, please contact the appropriate coordinator (information on the right hand side of this webpage).

Attention Pre-Occupational Therapy Students

In addition to the former requirements to be eligible for enrollment in the Occupational Therapy Bachelor of Science courses, be aware that an overall GPA of 2.8 and good standing in the University with a minimum SJSU GPA of 2.8 is now required. Also, advancement into the graduate courses requires: a minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 semester units of course work including the first three semesters of the occupational therapy undergraduate courses; 3.0 departmental GPA based on the first three semesters of course work; and completion of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) sometime during the first three semesters of your OT undergraduate classes and earned a combined score of 1,000 on quantitative and verbal (minimum GRE verbal score of 450 and a minimum writing score of 3.5).

• Change of Major/Undeclared Freshmen and Transfer Students [pdf]
• Change of Major/Continuing and Returning SJSU Students [pdf]

Pattern I BS/MS Advising Sessions

UPDATE!!UPDATE!!

BS/MS Pattern I
Information Meetings & Advising Meetings for Spring 2012
All OT and pre-OT majors must attend.

1st Time Advising (For those students who want to learn more about our program including what is Occupational Therapy? ~ Program Requirements ~ Program Prerequisites)
Monday, February 27th at 12:30pm in CCB 209
Thursday, April 5th at 4:30pm in CCB 209

General Advising (for Occupational Therapy majors or those interested in major)
Wednesday, February 29th at 4:30pm in CCB 209
Thursday, March 22nd at 12:30pm in CCB 209
Monday, April 16th at 12:30pm in CCB 209

Those Applying Spring 2012
Wednesday, February 22nd at 12:30pm in CCB 209                  
Thursday, February 23rd at 4:30pm in CCB 209
Thursday, March 22nd at 4:30pm in CCB 209

Applications[pdf] for the Pattern I BS/MS Program will be accepted in April 2012.

• BS/MS Pattern I General Information powerpoint
  • Freshmen/Sophomores [pdf]
  • Junior/Seniors [pdf]
  
  
• ADVISING Office Hours (Spring 2012)
  
  Undergraduate Advisor, Professor Gigi Smith
  • Central Classroom Building (CCB), Room 207 - Thursdays, 1:30 - 4:00pm OR by appointment. Walk-in advising is welcome.
  
  Undergraduate Admissions Assistant, Joanna Austel
  • Central Classroom Building (CCB), Room 207 - Mondays, 1:30 - 2:30pm and Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00pm OR by appointment.

Pattern II ELM Group Advising Sessions

Group advising sessions for students who are planning to apply to the Pattern II Entry-level Master's program will be held on the dates listed below:

• An advising session will be held on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 - 5:00 - 6:30pm at SJSU's Central Classroom Building (CCB), Room 210

“Thank you so much for an informative session. I know we had gone over a lot of that info already, but it was great to hear it again, and to hear some of the questions the other potential students had.  It's amazing what you forget to ask when you're by yourself. And just being in the classroom with everyone only increased my enthusiasm!” ~ Prospective ELM applicant

• Pattern II ELM Group Advising Session Video
  NOTE: Be sure to read over all the links related to the Pattern II ELM program to make sure you have all the required information before applying to our program. The group advising video is meant to be in addition to the information presented on our website; it is not meant as an alternative.

These sessions provide information about the Pattern II Entry-level Master's program, the admissions process, prerequisite courses, and other issues of interest. There is no need to RSVP for these sessions. We hope to see you there!

1. All group advising sessions will be held in the OT department, Central Classroom Building (CCB), Room 210. Link to recommended parking: Parking Services
2. Individual advising sessions and departmental visits can be scheduled. Contact the Graduate Assistant to request an individual session.
3. The neuroanatomy course prerequisite can be fulfilled by taking Biology 109 at San Jose State University. An online format is available for students who are not enrolled at SJSU through Open University (Special Sessions). Neuroanatomy, neurobiology, or neurophysiology courses from other universities may also fulfill this prerequisite. Send the course syllabus to the Graduate Assistant as early as possible for review (email, mail or fax--408 924-3088).

SJSU Advising

• Advising Hub (for Pattern I BS/MS)
• Advising Hub (Pattern I Master's Level BS/MS)
• Advising Hub (for Pattern II ELM)
• For any questions regarding your Graduate Admissions application (i.e. if they have received your transcripts) contact: Jessica Hernandez
  Phone: (408) 924-2406

Pattern I BS/MS Undergraduate Advisor

• Name: Prof. Gigi Smith
• Location: CCB 207
• Phone: 408.924.3073

Pattern I BS/MS Undergraduate Admissions Assistant

• Name: Joanna Austel
• Location: CCB 207
• Phone: 408.924.3073

Pattern II ELM Graduate Coordinator

• Name: Rochelle McLaughlin
• Location: CCB 104
• Phone: 408.924.3089

Pattern II ELM Graduate Admissions Assistant

• Name: Risa Robertson
• Location: CCB 104
• Phone: 408.924.3094

Post-Professional Masters Program Director

• Name: Pamela Richardson
• Location: CCB 220
• Phone: 408.924.3083

Post-Professional Masters Program Assistant

• Name: Rima Nemechek
• Location: CCB 220
• Phone: 408.924.3080

Did you know?

Department of Occupational Therapy
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0059

• Location: CCB 203
• Phone: 408.924.3070
• Fax: 408.924.3088