The School of Health Profession’s Occupational Therapy Program is a graduate 3-year program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). Our status is currently Accreditation-Inactive (Inactive status is a special status applied only to programs that are not currently enrolling new students and do not plan to enroll new students in the future). Students graduating from a program with Accreditation-Inactive status are considered graduates of an accredited program. Additional information can be found at:
The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E
Bethesda, MD 20814
ACOTE's telephone number c/o AOTA id: 301-652-6611
TDD: 1-800-377-8555
Fax: 301-652-7711
Web Address for ACOTE is : www.acoteonline.org
Graduates of this program will receive a Master’s of Science in Occupational Therapy. Graduates will be able to sit for the national certification examination for occupational therapists administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), located at:
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
One Bank Street
Suite 300
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone: 301-990-7979
Fax: 301-869-8492
Web address for NBCOT: www.nbcot.org
A felony conviction may affect a graduate's ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure. Applicants are encouraged to contact NBCOT for an early determination review.
After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). Most states require licensure in order to practice, however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination.
The Occupational Therapy program is also approved by the New York State Education Department.
