Welcome to the VCU Department of Occupational Therapy. Our profession is a field that focuses on individuals and populations in the context of what they do, and the environment in which they wish to do it. We invite applicants with a passion for working with people to build or rebuild the fabric of their lives. If you seek to learn in an environment that combines excellence in classroom, community, and scholarly research, the Department of OT at VCU is the right choice.
Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-652-6611
www.acoteonline.org
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VCU OT earns full 10-year accreditation
At its December meeting, the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) granted VCU's Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program a Status of Accreditation for the maximum 10-year period – with no suggestions and no areas of noncompliance.
Same class. New stories. 40 years later.
On a beautiful fall weekend, October 18–21, 2025, former Virginia Commonwealth University occupational therapy classmates—most of whom had not seen one another since graduation—returned to Richmond to celebrate the 40th anniversary of earning their Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy.