Entry-Level
Are you completing your undergraduate degree and interested in becoming an occupational therapist?
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Post-Professional
Are you an occupational therapist who wants to progress their career with advanced degrees and training?
We offer:
Interdisciplinary
Are you an occupational therapist who seeks to advance rehabilitation knowledge by participating in specialized research?
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Top 25 Program
The UAB Occupational Therapy program is 23rd in the nation as ranked by U.S. News and World Report in the most recent "Best Graduate Schools" edition.
NBCOT
Our passing percent data is calculated on the number of New Graduates who passed the NBCOT exam regardless of the number of attempts during the testing year to meet ACOTE’s reporting standard.
Click here to see our NBCOT pass rates.
ACOTE
Contact ACOTE
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
301-652-6611 x2042
Accreditation Website
The UAB Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctoral (OTD) degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
ACOTE® is recognized as the accrediting agency for occupational therapy education by both the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). ACOTE® is also an active member of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA).
ACOTE® is recognized as the accrediting agency for occupational therapy education by both the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). ACOTE® is also an active member of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA).
Click here to read the full accreditation statement.
Latest News
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UAB’s Entry-Level OTD Program earns full ACOTE accreditation, graduates inaugural classUAB’s Entry-Level Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy Program reached two major milestones in early December. It received full accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association, and on December 8, graduated its first class.
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OT and PT hospital simulation delivers lessons and confidenceThe second annual UAB PT/OT Outside Hospital Simulation saw 240 students from the Doctor of Physical Therapy and Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy programs learning first-hand what it means to walk into an acute care hospital setting.