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).
The U of U OTD Program has been accredited by ACOTE (2026-2033).
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). 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. Students must complete 24 weeks of Level II fieldwork and an individual 14-week capstone experience (for OTD students) within 24 months following the completion of the didactic portion of the program. The doctoral capstone experience must be started after completion of all coursework and Level II fieldwork as defined in 2023 ACOTE OTD Standard D.1.3.
ACOTE is located at:
ACOTE
7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-652-2682
www.acoteonline.org
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).
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