Application Timeline

Steps

Early Admission

Regular Admission

Applications Open: OTCAS & JMU Graduate School

July 18, 2025

July 18, 2025

Applications Due (all materials)
Priority Consideration given to applications received by November 1

September 1, 2025
by 11:59 PM EST

December 1, 2025
by 11:59 PM EST

OTCAS verification deadline
Transcripts due

September 30, 2025

January 10, 2026

Decision Notifications

First week of November

Spring 2026
(rolling basis until cohort is full)

$500 deposit due*

Applicants must notify the program of their intent to enroll by accepting the offer through the Graduate School and submitting a $500 deposit within 10 business days of receiving the admission offer.

Admitted Students attend a mandatory on-campus orientation

Late May/early June
Classes begin late May/early June


*The commitment response holds a seat for you in the incoming cohort. This fee is non-refundable, and the $500 deposit will be put towards your tuition when you matriculate into the OT Program.

Please go to the Cost of Attendance Calculator to see the estimated cost of attendance for your program of study.

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