St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Davenport Iowa 52803 admit

Graduate Curricula
sities can apply for admission to St. Ambrose and
the MOT program. Students must be admitted to
the university as well as the MOT program.
Admission to SAU does not guarantee advancement
into the professional program. Transfer students
should submit copies of all transcripts to
the MOT Department. A photocopied catalog
description of all transferred support courses
must be submitted along with the application.
These transcripts will be considered a part of the
application and are necessary to determine
admission and placement. Transcripts must be
received by the application deadline.
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants
should contact the MOT Department to determine
if prior coursework or work experience will
be granted credit.
Appeal Procedures for Progression and
Retention/Readmission
Students have the right to appeal decisions related
to admissions, progression, or retention to the
Admissions and Retention Committee. All questions
dealing with absence issues, GPA issues,
leave of absence, etc will utilize this policy.
Procedures:
1. The student’s request from appeal must be
made in writing to the chair of the Admissions
and Retention Committee within two weeks
of being notified of his/her status in the occupational
therapy program.
2. Students must appeal decisions of the
Admissions and Retention Committee by submitting
written reasons for challenging the
committee’s decision by the appeal date set by
the committee.
3. The student may attend the appeal meeting
for the portion during which the challenge is
read and may be asked to supply additional
information orally.
4. The student members of the Admissions and
Retention Committee will participate in the
appeal process.
5. The student and faculty members of the
Admissions and Retention Committee who
have direct involvement in the case and who
feel they are unable to act in good faith will
excuse themselves from the appeals process. In
those instances, alternate committee members
will serve.
6. The decision of the committee will be made by
majority vote of those committee members
present using a secret ballot.
7. The student will be verbally informed by the
chair of the committee after the meeting. The
chair will write a letter regarding the decision
to the student and a copy will be placed in the
student’s file.
8. The student has the right to appeal the committee’s
decision to the dean of the College of
Human Services in writing within one week
after receiving notification of the decision.
MOT Grading Policy
A = 93 – 100%
B+ = 91 – 92%
B = 85 – 90%
C+= 83 – 84%
C = 77 – 82%
D = 69 – 76%
P: passing work completed in a course
NP: not passing work completed in a course
IP: in progress work (for students in courses that
are not expected to be completed within the normal
semester)
Student Retention
Academic Performance
1. If a student earns a “C” in any major content
course the student must meet with their advisor
to develop a remediation plan regardless
of their GPA standing.
2. If the student earns a grade lower than a “C”
in any of the professional OT coursework, the
student must re-take this course(s) and earn a
grade of “C” or better to progress in the OT
program, provided that the student maintains
a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher. The student
is allowed to re-take a course one time.
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