Transfer students might include Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, who are interested in earning an entry-level Master's degree in Occupational Therapy.

In order ot obtain a Master of Occupational Therapy at the University of North Dakota, students must meet all requirements listed in the University Catalog.

Liberal arts courses and others which provide the basic educational foundation for Occupational Therapy are accepted according to University policy. These include Composition, Humanities, Biology, Chemistry, Speech, Sociology, and Introduction to Psychology. Students are required to have an equivalent of the courses offered at the University of North Dakota for all courses in the pre-professional program.

Students with the required academic background and experience may petition to take the challenge examination according to the University Catalog. The challenge examination may be written, oral (recorded), practical laboratory, and/or assigned practice in selected work situations, depending upon the stated objectives of the course(s).