Doctor of Occupational Therapy Accreditation and Outcomes

The entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program has applied for accreditation and has been granted Candidacy Status 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 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 to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. A felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

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Wilson College’s Doctor of Occupational Therapy program mission is to empower students to become ethical, culturally responsive leaders and advocates of occupational therapy.

Program Outcomes

NBCOT examination pass rates

For official NBCOT exam data result, please visit: https://www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance 

Graduation Rates*

*Graduation rate is less students who withdrew for reasons other than academic & clinical performance 
**Note: These items indicate outcomes data that are not yet available because the applicable reporting period or graduation/cohort milestone has not yet occurred.