Admitted Students

Information for Students Beginning September/October 2025

Congratulations on your acceptance to the Baylor Occupational Therapy Program!

Post-Professional OTD | Certificate in Hybrid and Online Teaching for the Health Sciences

Please look at the following Checklist for New Students. It will inform you of the various steps that you must take before you begin the Post-Professional OTD or Certificate in Hybrid and Online Teaching program.

1. Respond to Your Offer of Admission

• You will need to officially accept your offer in the Baylor GoGrad system. There are two acceptance letters: one from the Baylor Graduate School and one from the Department of Occupational Therapy.
• To accept your offer, you will need to open both letters in the portal. Once both letters have been opened, the system will prompt you to decide on your offer. You have 10 business days to accept or decline your offer of admission.

2. Activate Your Bear_ID

• The next step will be for you to activate your Bear ID. Once you activate your Bear ID and set your password, you will have access to your Baylor email and the systems you will need to register for and manage your classes.
• Please follow these instructions provided in order to activate your Bear ID. 

3. Set Up DUO Two-Factor Authentication

• Baylor protects its most vital, widely accessed university and personal information resources with Duo Two-Factor Authentication. This additional layer of protection provides insurance against threats to personal information, sensitive research data, and other university information and resources stored within Baylor systems and other online platforms.
• Please follow these instructions provided to set up the DUO Two-Factor Authentication.

4. Explore Financial Aid Options

• Review and follow Baylor One Stop’s Graduate/Professional Student Financial Aid Checklist.
• One Stop Representatives are available to assist you as you navigate the Financial Aid process (onestop.web.baylor.edu/contact-us).
• File the FAFSA at studentaid.gov to qualify for federal and state need-based aid.
• All Baylor students can access Scholarship Universe. Here, you can create an account and connect with a huge repository of scholarship opportunities.
• Additionally, OTD students can learn more about scholarship opportunities on our Scholarships page.

5. Add Important Dates to Your Calendar

• Once you have accepted your offer of admission, you will have access to the Baylor Graduate School's new student orientation page and their online orientation found here: New Graduate Student Orientation (notion.site)
• Your online New Student Orientation Course for the PPOTD program will open by August 1. You can begin working through your cohort-specific orientation modules at this time to prepare for your official start date in September (PPOTD) or October (Certificate). Log in to Canvas, click on the PPOTD & Certificate Student Resource Center tile. A wealth of information is here, including calendars, textbook information, the student handbook, information on the PPOTD scholarship, and the online orientation modules.
• Plan to complete the course modules to include all necessary submissions by your official start date. The official, 16-month calendar for your cohort will be published in September and will be available HERE.

Additional Items

Course Registration

Registration for the Fall 2025 Trimester will open in late July 2025. An announcement with course list and details on how to self-register will be sent through the PPOTD & Certificate Student Resource Center (Canvas) as we get closer.  

Textbooks

A list of required and recommended textbooks is available in the Baylor OTD orientation modules. Once you have registered for classes, you can visit the Baylor Bookstore in person (located in the 5th Street parking complex) or online at the Baylor Bookstore website to purchase your textbooks. Textbooks can also be purchased through other online retailers as needed.

Update Your Contact Information

Help us by providing an update of your local address, phone and/or cell phone numbers, and contact information in case of an emergency. After you log into BearWeb, you will be able to fill out this information in the Personal Information section.

Health Insurance

Health Plans (AHP) which manages Baylor’s student insurance. As a Baylor student, you are required to purchase and maintain health Insurance throughout the duration of the program. For more information please visit: graduate.baylor.edu/health-insurance or call the Health Center at (254) 710-1010.

Technology Requirements

There are some basic technical requirements you'll have to meet to be able to participate successfully in our program. All students are required to have a laptop computer, adequate Internet access, webcam, microphone, and access to Microsoft 365. You can access a Microsoft 365 subscription for free as a Baylor student. Additionally, certain requirements are in place for the browsers you choose to use to access Canvas. All these links and resources are available in the orientation modules within the PPOTD New Student Orientation Learning Online at Baylor tab.