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?
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Interdisciplinary
Are you an occupational therapist who seeks to advance rehabilitation knowledge by participating in specialized research?
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Top-Ranked Program
The 2024 U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) rankings place our new entry-level OTD program—which graduated its inaugural class in December 2023—among the top 14% in the nation. This is the first list published by USNWR since we launched the program and received full accreditation from the American Occupational Therapy Association for its maximum seven-year term.
This swift recognition of our program reflects the commitment and excellence of our diverse and accomplished faculty, students, and staff. Together, we have created a program dedicated to quality, scholarship, and teaching the most current real-life applications of occupational therapy.
Our Commitment
We strive to set the standard in education, research, and service, and to equip every student with the evidence-based skills and knowledge they need to become informed, compassionate, ethical leaders in the global occupational therapy community.
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
7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E
Bethesda, MD 20814
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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ALOTA Awards Rachel Ashcraft Its Highest HonorAssistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Rachel Ashcraft, MS, OTR/L, TBRI Practitioner, received the Alabama Occupational Therapy Association’s (ALOTA) highest honor, the Elsie Holmes McKibbin Award, at its 2024 Annual Fall Conference in Gulf Shores, AL. -
Adrianne Smiley: Be the Change You Want to SeeAdrianne Smiley, EdD, OTD, OTR/L (MSOT, 2015) is the kind of person who believes if you want to see change, the best way of going about it is by being the change you seek. For her, the inequalities in health care she can identify through her experience and dedication to her profession fuels her desire to continue to find new ways to advocate for equal healthcare opportunities for all. -
