Occupational Therapy Accreditation and Program Outcomes

We were granted a seven-year accreditation from our accrediting body, ACOTE®, in December 2024. Our CSU-OT program consistently ranks in the top 10 occupational therapy programs in the United States. Using a carefully considered process, our faculty developed a strong OTD program of study that has been approved at all University levels.

Our accrediting body is the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy Association located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-6611, https://acoteonline.org/.

The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) is the credentialing agency responsible for the development and implementation of the certification process for occupational therapy practitioners.

ACOTE® accredits occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant educational programs to satisfy the states’ educational requirements in all states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Students graduating from an ACOTE® accredited occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant educational program are eligible to take the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) certification exam and apply for licensure in all states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. For more information regarding state qualifications and licensure requirements, please refer to the AOTA State Licensure webpage.

Graduates of the program 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 graduate 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. Our most recent certification exam outcomes are available at NBCOT.

Please note that we have not yet graduated a full cohort of OTD students.