Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences (PCHCS)—Department of Occupational Therapy 2024–2025 206 Department of Occupational Therapy Doctor of Occupational Therapy (O.T.D.)—Fort Lauderdale Accreditation, National Examinations, and Licensure (Applicant Program) The Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy (O.T.D.) program has applied for accreditation and has been granted Pre-Accreditation Status 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. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its website is acoteonline.org. The program must have a preaccreditation review, complete an on-site evaluation, and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist, administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). In addition, all states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT certification examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure. Students must complete 24 weeks of Level II fieldwork, as well as an individual 14–16-week capstone experience within 24 months following the completion of the didactic portion of the program. The doctoral capstone experience must be started after completion of all coursework and Level II fieldwork, as well as completion of preparatory activities defined in 2018 ACOTE OTD Standard D.1.3. Academic Promotions and Progression The O.T.D. program follows the policies regarding academic standing in the PCHCS section in the handbook. Students must complete all courses according to the lockstep curriculum schedule. This means that students must complete all requirements of the preceding semester before going to the next semester by complying with the following academic policies stated below. The progress of each student throughout the entire curriculum requires continuous satisfactory academic performance from one term to another. No student may advance to the next term without satisfactorily completing courses offered in previous terms. When applicable, students who fail a course will be required to suspend their studies and request in writing to the program director and/or department chair for permission to retake the course when it is offered the next academic year. There are no course remediations offered in the Department of Occupational Therapy. A course failure may significantly extend the length of the program of study. A course may be repeated only once. Students will be dismissed from the program after two course failures.
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