Occupational Therapy Program
Accreditation and Licensing Information

The School of Health Technology and Management’s Occupational Therapy Program is an upper division, 3-year program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220. AOTA’s phone number is (301) 652-AOTA. Graduates of this program receive a BS in Health Sciences and an MS 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 800 S. Frederick Avenue, Suite 200, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-4150. NBCOT’s phone number is (301) 990-7979. A felony conviction may affect a graduate's ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

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.

• License forms NBCOT and procedure
• License forms Office of Professions and procedure.