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Occupational and Recreational Therapies

Student Advising


Advising Information

University of Utah students should run a degree audit and plan to see how their courses fit into either the Recreational Therapy major or as Occupational Therapy prerequisites. To learn about running a degree audit, visit the Degree Dashboard.

For Recreational Therapy, select:

  • College: Health
  • Subject: Rc Therapy


For Occupational Therapy, select:

  • College: University
  • Subject: Pre-OT
  • Degree: No Degree

    Students needing general university advising for general education and/or bachelor degree requirements or information on transferring courses to fill those requirements should contact Academic Advising Center. The Academic Advising Center has provided a GPA calculator for your convenience.

    Student records at The University of Utah are governed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and its implementing regulations. A student must authorize the University of Utah to release information to any 3rd party, such as a spouse, parent or even themselves via the telephone or email.

    To authorize a Release of Information, students can go to their CIS page, click Student, look for the STUDENT RECORDS box and click on FERPA Release Consent link. The RELEASE FORM will open in a new window.

    Kelly Brown

    Manager, Programs & Academic Advisor
    Occupational Therapy and 
    Recreational Therapy

    kelly.brown@health.utah.edu

    Occupational Therapy Information Sessions

    Students are encouraged to attend an information session prior to meeting with the advisor. The information session will cover the profession of occupational therapy and the occupational therapy program at the University of Utah, program prerequisites, admissions procedures and the program itself.

    Information sessions are from 4:00-5:00 pm Mountain and currently held via Zoom
    Password: motinfo

    June 19, 2025
    4:00-5:00 pm

    July 15, 2025
    4:00-5:00 pm

    August 12, 2025
    4:00-5:00 pm

    September 8, 2025
    4:00-5:00 pm

    October 13, 2025
    4:00-5:00 pm

    November 17, 2025
    4:00-5:00 pm

    December 16, 2025
    4:00-5:00 pm

    Tentative 2025

    Graduate School Fairs

    *check with each host for time and location*

    October 7, 2025 | Utah Tech University | St. George, UT

    October 8, 2025 | Southern Utah University | Cedar City, UT

    October 9, 2025 | Utah Valley University | Orem, UT

    October 14, 2025 | Weber State University | Ogden, UT

    October 15, 2025 | Utah State University | Logan, UT

    October 16, 2025 | Brigham Young University | Provo, UT

    October 17-20, 2025 | ATRA Annual Conference | San Antonio, TX

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