Doctor of Occupational Therapy Accreditation The entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program at Wilson College is pending approval by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and has applied for accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its web address is www.acoteonline.org.The program must be granted Candidacy Status, have a preaccreditation review, complete an on-site evaluation, and be granted Accreditation Status before 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 this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). In addition, all 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 graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure. Image Doctor of Occupational Therapy Doctor of Occupational Therapy Accreditation Doctor of Occupational Therapy Tuition and Financial Aid Doctor of Occupational Therapy Technical Standards Doctor of Occupational Therapy Graduation Requirements Request Information on Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program Doctor of Occupational Therapy Faculty Doctor of Occupational Therapy Courses Doctor of Occupational Therapy Admission Requirements ApplyRequest info Register for an Informational Webinar
