A cooperative program between Mount St. Mary’s and the Sacred Heart University School of Occupational Therapy is available to students who seek to pursue a career in occupational therapy and who also want a solid liberal arts education. This dual-degree program will allow a student to earn degrees from both participating institutions over a six-year period. The program provides that after a student receives an undergraduate degree from Mount St. Mary’s University, the student will attend the Sacred Heart University School of Occupational Therapy for two academic years. Once all degree requirements are met, a master’s degree in occupational therapy is awarded from Sacred Heart University.

The dual-degree requirements at Mount St. Mary’s are completion of the Mount core curriculum; a Mount major; the prerequisite courses of BIOL 110, 111, 201, 303; MATH 105; PSYCH 100, 203 and either 206 or 207; SOC 100; COMM 230; PHIL 301 or THEOL 300; a non-Western studies course. A student who satisfies these requirements at Mount St. Mary’s with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 overall and a grade point average of at least 3.2 in the graduate program prerequisites, and who has the recommendation of the health professions advisor at Mount St. Mary’s and successfully completes an on-site interview, will have preferential admission status to the Sacred Heart University School of Occupational Therapy.