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Department of Occupational Therapy School of Health Professions

Welcome to the UAB Department of Occupational Therapy

The nationally ranked UAB Department of Occupational Therapy offers innovative graduate programs for students interested in becoming occupational therapists or those seeking to advance existing occupational therapy careers.

Entry-Level

Are you completing your undergraduate degree and interested in becoming an occupational therapist?

We offer:

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?

We offer:


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

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Bethesda, MD 20814

301-652-6611 x2042
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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

  • Stories from UAB OT Education Abroad: South Africa 2025
    A recent trip to South Africa offered 11 entry-level OTD students and four faculty from the UAB Department of Occupational Therapy a chance to find out—and the opportunity to explore occupational therapy through the lenses of a culture and history with both striking differences and similarities to their own.
  • USNWR Rankings: MSHA still #1, SHP has 4 Top 25 programs
    The UAB M.S. in Health Administration program is once again the #1 “Best Health Care Management Program” in the nation according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. And the UAB School of Health Professions has four programs ranked among the Top 25 graduate programs in the United States.
  • William Reed named American Chiropractic Association Researcher of the Year
    William Reed, DC, Ph.D., professor and director of the UAB PhD in Rehabilitation Science program, received the George B. McClelland Researcher of the Year Award from the American Chiropractic Association.
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