Your Gold Coast Gateway to Becoming an Occupational Therapist in the USA

Are you dreaming of a rewarding career as a board-certified and registered occupational therapist (OTR/L) in the United States?

OzTREKK has fantastic news!

Our featured Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) program at Bond University in beautiful Gold Coast, Australia, offers a fast-tracked, globally recognized pathway to achieve your goal.

 

 

🚀 Fast-Track Your Career with Bond University’s MOT

Bond University’s MOT program is meticulously designed to get you registered and practicing quickly, while providing a world-class educational experience. You’ll complete the intensive, 6-semester master’s program in just 2 years and gain crucial practical skills with more than 1,000 hours of fieldwork embedded into the curriculum (Level I and Level II).

You’ll receive training across a broad spectrum of practice:

• Pediatric and neuro-rehabilitation OT
• Mental health OT
• Orthopedics and hospital-based OT
• Community-based practice and health promotion
• Vocational rehabilitation and emerging areas of practice
• Leadership, management, and business administration

This program is also approved for USA financial aid, making your international study accessible.

 

🌐 Global Recognition and Accreditation

The quality of Bond’s program ensures your degree is respected worldwide, and is recognized by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.

It’s also accredited by the American Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)–this is key! And because of the ACOTE accreditation, successful graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)—the required step for US licensure. Graduates are also eligible to apply for registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia without needing a national exam.

 

✨ The Bond University Advantage

Experience the difference of learning in a supportive, student-focused environment with Australia’s best student-to-teacher ratio: Bond boasts an exceptional student experience with just 11 students per 1 teaching staff member (2025 Good Universities Guide). This personalized attention ensures you get the support you need to excel. And following graduation, you will be eligible to apply for extended post-study work rights in Australia!

 

🗺️ Your 7-Step Pathway to OTR/L Certification in the US

Follow these steps to transition from applicant to board-certified occupational therapist:

1. Complete an appropriate undergraduate degree with the required prerequisite subjects*.

2. Get accepted into the Master of Occupational Therapy program!

3. Fly to the beautiful Gold Coast, Australia.

4. Finish the 6-semester Master of Occupational Therapy in just 2 years, including over 1,000 hours of Level I and Level II fieldwork.

5. Register to practice as a new graduate OT in Australia and/or consider extending your study to complete an ACOTE-accredited Professional Doctorate of OT (OTD), a 2-year higher degree by research program including a Doctoral Capstone Internship (scholarships may apply).

6. Sit the NBCOT exam. You are eligible to take the National Board Certification for Occupational Therapy examination. Testing centres are available in Australia and all US states.

7. Apply for your occupational therapy license in all US states where applicable!

 

Bond Master of Occupational Therapy Program Fast Facts

The Master of Occupational Therapy at Bond University combines lectures, tutorials, workshops, case studies, fieldwork and simulation to embed the skills and knowledge needed to succeed as an occupational therapist. You will learn from highly qualified occupational therapy academics with clinical and research experience.

You will have the opportunity to develop skills related to the specialist practice of occupational therapy through extensive professional practice placements in a variety of settings such as private practice, community and mental health services, aged care and hospitals.

Program: Master of Occupational Therapy
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
Intakes: May and September each year
Duration: 2 calendar years (6 semesters)
Application deadline: Offers are made throughout the year based on academic merit and subject to availability in the program. You’re encouraged to apply as early as possible. This program can fill quickly.
*Entry requirements: The minimum academic entry requirement is an undergraduate degree in health sciences or other related degree with the following prerequisite subjects:

• 1 semester of anatomy
• 1 semester of physiology
• 2 semesters of behavioural science

Start your application to the Bond University Master of Occupational Therapy

Would you like to know more about studying occupational therapy? Contact OzTREKK’s rehab sciences team at rehabsci@oztrekk.com for more info! We walk you through the whole process, from application to arrival.