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Occupational Therapy Department’s Vision Statement
The Occupational Therapy Department will be recognized as a premiere department that attracts and grows leaders of occupational therapy in the state, nation and world through exemplary integrated programs of education, research, and community outreach and service that meet real world occupational needs.

Occupational Therapy Department’s Mission Statement

The Occupational Therapy Department’s mission is three-fold:

  1. to provide doctoral-level education enabling students to integrate occupational
    therapy theory, research and practice;
  2. to foster faculty and student research on therapeutic occupation; and
  3. to optimize human performance and participation in everyday occupations and
    contexts across the lifespan.

Program Status:

The entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program has applied for accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) http://www.acoteonline.org of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) http://www.aota.org.

This is the first step towards becoming an accredited program. Once accreditation of the program has been obtained, its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of the exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR). In addition, most states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduates’ ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) may be contacted:

ACOTE
c/o Accreditation Department
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200
Bethesda, MD 20814-3449

They may be contacted via a link on the AOTA website: http://www.acoteonline.org or by one of the following: phone: 301-652-2682; TDD 800-377-8555; Fax 301-652-7711.