Accreditation is the on-going process by which an agency evaluates a program of study as meeting certain pre-determined standards and criteria.
The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is accredited by the U.S. Office of Education as the only accrediting agency for educational programs in occupational therapy. The U of U MOT Program has been accredited by ACOTE (2017-2027).
We received candidacy to offer an entry level OTD (clinical doctorate) in occupational therapy. As a result of this action, the institution may admit students into the Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program according to the approved timeline (starting August 2023) and may proceed to the Preaccreditation Review step of the accreditation process tentatively scheduled for Fall 2024. The program must 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).
ACOTE is located at:
ACOTE
7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-652-2682
www.acoteonline.org
Graduates of this program are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Recreational Therapy Education (CARTE), verifies that the following program:
Recreational Therapy
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
is judged to be in compliance with the nationally established standards and awarded Initial accreditation on September 17, 2021.
The Committee on Accreditation of Recreational Therapy Education (CARTE), an organization created to develop minimal quality standards for accrediting university education programs in the field, was established in 2010 and is sponsored by ATRA. CARTE is an approved accreditation program under the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
