The partnership between 91快活林 and William Jewell College is designed to offer exceptional WJC students automatic acceptance into the following Rockhurst programs within Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences:
- Post-Bachelor鈥檚 Leveling in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP)
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Post-Bachelor鈥檚 Leveling in Speech-Language Pathology
Students in psychology, education or other programs at William Jewell with outstanding academic qualifications may be pre-admitted into the post-bachelor鈥檚 leveling program in SLP at Rockhurst if they meet certain criteria.
The post-bachelor鈥檚 leveling program is for students who are currently completing a bachelor鈥檚 degree in a discipline other than SLP and wish to pursue a Master of Science degree in SLP. This leveling program allows admitted students to complete the necessary prerequisite coursework to begin graduate studies in speech-language pathology. Students accepted into the leveling program are provisionally admitted to the Master of Science in SLP program.
Requirements:
- Earn cumulative GPA of 3.5 and GPA of 3.5 in major
- Completion of a bachelor鈥檚 degree at William Jewell prior to beginning the leveling program
- Completed SLP application for admission via CSDCAS by stated deadline of their senior year
- Maintain a 3.5 GPA each semester in the SLP leveling courses and maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA through the end of their leveling year
- An interview before beginning the leveling program may be required
Applicants who meet the requirements listed above will be reviewed by the Rockhurst SLP admissions committee. A maximum of two students from William Jewell who meet the criteria above will be pre-admitted into the leveling program. Those students who do not meet the requirements listed above will be reviewed under the standard admissions process. Students will begin the post-bachelor鈥檚 leveling program upon completion of their bachelor鈥檚 degree at William Jewell.
Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Two students at William Jewel with outstanding academic qualifications will be pre-admitted into the occupational therapy program at Rockhurst. Students who do not meet the requirements for pre-admission will be reviewed under Rockhurst鈥檚 standard admission process. Students will begin the occupational therapy program upon completion of their bachelor鈥檚 degree.
Doctor of Occupational Therapy Requirements
- Earn semester GPA of at least 3.5 and cumulative GPA from all coursework of at least 3.5
- Cumulative science grade point average FROM ALL COURSEWORK of at least 3.5
- Completed occupational therapy application for admission through OTCAS, no later than Sept. 1 of their senior year
- Interview before beginning the program
- Maintain a 3.5 GPA each semester and maintain a 3.5 science and cumulative GPA through the end of their senior year