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http://tinyurl.com/sotaspringapparel This is the official page for the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at UNC Chapel Hill.

For questions about the MSOT admissions process, please post your inquiry under the "Discussions" tab on this page or email [email protected]. Please note that questions containing private information should be sent via email rather than posted on the discussion board. It is recommended that prospective applicants read the admissions page and all the related links for before contacting the division for information. Admissions Page:
http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/ocsci/degree-programs/ms-admissions

10/15/2026

We hope to see your application soon!

The Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) program deadline is Oct. 23, 2026. We recommend applicants apply before the actual deadline to make sure all required materials are submitted.

❗Please note: Admissions staff are happy to help & will be available until 5 p.m. EST on Oct. 23, 2026 to answer questions/assist as needed. Questions sent after 5 p.m. should expect a response the following week.

🔗https://go.unc.edu/MSOTProspectiveStudents.

10/14/2026

Everyone talks about their future…but do you actually know what yours looks like?

In partnership with the Ingram Institute SERVE Pathways Program, 4 MSOT first year students led activities to support "HEAL day with the Heels" to help educate 30 local students about occupation & OT as a potential career. High school students rotated through five stations that explored occupations and tools such as dressing, adapted scissors for "haircuts," grip strength (Are you stronger than a rock climber?), stereognosis & supporting participation with "splints" made from cereal boxes.

Ingram Institute SERVE Pathways Program Assistant Director Nicole Cornett supported thinking of hands-on stations and activities with the goal of high school students learning, “I had no idea occupational therapists did all of that—or that this could be a career for me.”

10/13/2026

Took a page from our UNC Division of Physical Therapy friends to share our Division of OS/OT full-time faculty & staff who came back to teach after being students themselves!

Caroline Blue, through & through🩵

09/17/2026

🧺Picnic-ture perfect kind of day 📸

Thank you to the UNC Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) for hosting! We enjoyed playing in the sand & on the playground, competing in pickleball & soccer, & overall just enjoying one another's company.

☀️🏖️⚽🏓🩵✨

09/16/2026

🧠🖍️Love learning about occupation? & Neuroscience? Us, too.

In OCCT 725 Human Capacities: Body Structures & Functions, first-year students learn about occupation & neuroscience concepts through doing in various ways. The course focuses on neurological systems, mental processes, sensory processing, digestion, reproduction, endocrine, & immune responses that support human occupation.

09/15/2026

🌎 UNC OS/OT celebra el Mes de la Herencia Hispana 🌎UNC OS/OT celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month🌎

Comprender, apreciar y conectarse con las diferentes culturas que los terapeutas ocupacionales identifican y con las que interactúan crea mejores terapeutas y comunidades de atención.

Understanding, appreciating & connecting with the many different cultures occupational therapists identify & engage with builds better therapists & communities of care.

Ejemplos de recursos y programas en el campus que están amplificando la cultura latina/Below are resources available at UNC that are amplifying Latine culture:

🎶Charanga Carolina at UNC Department of Music
🌎UNC Institute for the Study of the Americas
🌸Carolina Latinx Center

09/14/2026

This week! Conference continued (post 2/2):

🍂Will we see you at the North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association fall conference?🍂

📅Saturday, Sept. 19
2:30-4 p.m.
Session

Come say hello!👋

09/11/2026

🍂Will we see you at the North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association fall conference?🍂

📅Friday, Sept. 18
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
"SHINES: Serving High-Intensity Needs in Educational Settings"
Poster

📅Saturday, Sept. 19
10:15-11:45 a.m.
"Helping Clients Navigate the Healthcare System"
Session

Come say hello!👋

09/09/2026

🌎Dr. Ryan Lavalley delivered the initiating masterclass lecture for a COIL Course collaboration among four South American university Occupational Therapy programs:

📍National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina 🇦🇷
📍University of Pamplona, Norte de Santander, Colombia 🇨🇴
📍University Metropolitana, Colombia 🇨🇴
📍Catholic University of Temuco, Chile 🇨🇱

He was asked to set the stage for an ongoing dialogue among the students through the larger COIL experience, exploring occupational science, occupational therapy, and their relationship. His lecture, titled La Ciencia de la Comunidad Cotidiana: Un Puente a Transformación Social [The Science of Everyday Community: A Bridge to Social Transformation], focused on his development as an occupational scientist and how he has leveraged occupational science to expand the type of occupational therapy practice (community-level) he hopes to see more of in the United States, offering examples from the Community Practice Lab’s portfolio (🔗go.unc.edu/CPL).
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🌎El Dr. Ryan Lavalley impartió la conferencia magistral inaugural de una colaboración COIL entre cuatro programas universitarios de Terapia Ocupacional de Sudamérica:

📍Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina 🇦🇷
📍Universidad de Pamplona, Norte de Santander, Colombia 🇨🇴
📍Universidad Metropolitana, Colombia 🇨🇴
📍Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile 🇨🇱

Se le invitó a sentar las bases para un diálogo continuo entre los estudiantes a lo largo de la experiencia COIL, explorando la ciencia de la ocupación, la terapia ocupacional y la relación entre ambas. Su conferencia, titulada La Ciencia de la Comunidad Cotidiana: Un Puente a la Transformación Social [The Science of Everyday Community: A Bridge to Social Transformation], se centró en su trayectoria como científico de la ocupación y en cómo ha utilizado la ciencia de la ocupación para ampliar el tipo de práctica de terapia ocupacional —a nivel comunitario— que espera ver con mayor frecuencia en Estados Unidos. La presentación incluyó ejemplos del trabajo desarrollado por el Community Practice Lab (🔗go.unc.edu/CPL).

09/04/2026

UNC MSOT c/o 2027 students take OCCT 767L Therapeutic Processes Lab where they learn content & technical skills of practice, including orthotic fabrication, with adults who encounter occupational therapy due to various life and health conditions.

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Chapel Hill, NC
27599

Website

http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/ocsci

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