Accreditation

Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Occupational Therapy entry-level doctoral degree program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) located at:

6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
Phone: 301-652-AOTA
www.acoteonline.org

Credentialing and Graduate Rates

Upon graduation from an accredited occupational therapy program, students are eligible to sit for the national certification examination, administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc (NBCOT).

Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at the NBCOT School Performance website. For the past 3 years, we have graduated 125 students with a 100% pass rate on the NBCOT exam

Graduation Year

Number of Graduates

On-time Graduation Rate

Overall Graduation Rate

NBCOT Pass Rate

2023

47

96%

100%

100%

2022

43

96%

98%

100%

2021

39

88%

98%

100%

2020

42

95%

100%

100%