Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences (PCHCS)—Department of Occupational Therapy 2024–2025 217 − Submissions for publication or professional presentations (to include posters) that originated from a previous class assignment (e.g., papers, reports, projects, etc.) should first be discussed and agreed upon with the course instructor. • Coauthorship may be a complex issue in certain cases. It is suggested that authorship credit and order be discussed with all possible collaborators before and during the project. There should be an agreement, especially with projects that involve multiple key contributors, to minimize the chance of misunderstandings. • Major revisions to a manuscript for publication or professional presentation may result in a change of responsibilities or work effort. This may require a revision in authorship order and/ or credit. These changes should be discussed and agreed upon before and during any major revision process. Doctor of Occupational Therapy (O.T.D.)—Tampa Bay Accreditation, National Examinations, and Licensure The Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy is 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. ACOTE’s telephone number, care of AOTA, is (301) 652-AOTA. Graduates of the program 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, most states require licensure 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. Academic Promotions and Progression The O.T.D. program—Tampa Bay 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. A pattern of unprofessional behavior will result in the student receiving a Notice of Unprofessional Behavior (NUB), a proactive measure to assist students in jeopardy of failing. 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, which is currently 39 months. Only one course may be repeated. Any second course failure will result in dismissal from the program.
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