Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy is a dynamic healthcare profession that promotes engagement in meaningful daily and routine occupations that give meaning and purpose to our lives. Occupations commonly addressed through occupational therapy include self-care activities, work or school tasks, driving, leisure, home maintenance, and community activities. Occupational therapists work with clients, families, groups, and populations to promote health and wellness, prevent illness or injury, develop or restore functional and adaptation skills, facilitate social engagement, and create accessible and supportive environments.
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Department of Occupational Therapy
»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ proudly celebrates more than 50 years of occupational therapy education! Through the years, the Occupational Therapy Department has trained over a thousand OTs who have gone on to change the world through exemplary service, innovative practice, and excellence in scholarship.
Our vision is to be an occupational therapy program of excellence, renowned for our global impact in addressing with dignity, integrity, compassion, and a commitment to social justice, the needs, and the well-being of individuals and collective societies.
A master's degree is the minimum educational level required to enter the profession as an occupational therapist
Accreditation
Our program is fully accredited 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 301-652-6611. To learn more, please visit .
The NBCOT program data results can be found at the .
Learner Outcomes
The total number of graduates from »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ Master of Health Science in Occupational Therapy program during the 3-year period of 2023-2025 was 124, with an overall on time graduation rate of 96%.
| Graduation Year | Students Entering | Students who withdrew for reasons other than academic performance | Students Graduating on time | *Graduation Rate |
| 2025 | 42 | 0 | 401 | 95% |
| 2024 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 2023 | 42 | 1 | 382 | 93% |
| TOTAL | 130 | 1 | 124 | 96% |
*Graduation rate does not include students who withdrew for reasons other than academic performance.
1 Two students on track to graduate in 2026
2 Three students graduated in 2024
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