American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education - (AOTA-ACOTE)

Programmatic Accrediting Organizations

ACOTE is a nationally-recognized accrediting body for occupational therapy educational programs in the United States, Puerto Rico, and internationally, offering one or more of the following credentials for the occupational therapist: professional master’s degree, combined baccalaureate/master’s degree, and/or professional occupational therapy doctorate degree. In addition, ACOTE accredits occupational therapy assistant baccalaureate-degree-level and associate-degree-level educational programs in the United States and Puerto Rico. This recognition includes the accreditation of occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant educational programs offered via distance education. (2019)

Please refer to the USDE website for their Recognized Scope of Accreditation here (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=more)

Recognized by

  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
  • U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
Teresa Brininger, PhD, MBA, OT, CHT
Director of Accreditation

6116 Executive Boulevard
Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
United States

Phone
(301) 652-2682
Fax
(240) 762-5150
Email
[email protected]
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The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of August 2019, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.

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Institution Accredited Program Concentration City State / Territory / Province Country
University of Pittsburgh OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Pittsburgh PA US
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's San Juan PR US
University of Puget Sound OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Tacoma WA US
University of Scranton OT - Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Scranton PA US
University of South Alabama OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's and combined baccalaureate/master's Mobile AL US
University of South Dakota OT - Entry-Level Doctoral Vermillion SD US
University of Southern California OT - Professional entry-lever master's and Combined Baccalaureate/master's Los Angeles CA US
University of Southern Indiana OTA - Associate Degree Evansville IN US
University of Southern Indiana OT - Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Evansville IN US
University of Southern Maine OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Lewiston ME US
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Austin TX US
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences OT - Entry-Level Doctoral Austin TX US
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's San Marcos CA US
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences OT - Entry-Level Doctoral San Marcos CA US
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's St. Augustine FL US
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Coral Gables FL US
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga OT - Entry-Level Doctoral Chattanooga TN US
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Memphis TN US
The University of Texas at El Paso OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's El Paso TX US
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's San Antonio TX US
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Galveston TX US
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Edinburg TX US
University of the Sciences OT - Entry-Level Doctoral Philadelphia PA US
University of the Sciences OT- Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Philadelphia PA US
University of Utah OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Salt Lake City UT US
University of Washington OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Seattle WA US
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's LaCrosse WI US
University of Wisconsin-Madison OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Madison WI US
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Milwaukee WI US
Utica University OT - Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Utica NY US
Villa Maria College of Buffalo OTA - Associate Degree Buffalo NY US
Virginia Commonwealth University OT - Entry-Level Doctoral ** Richmond VA US
Wallace State Community College OTA - Associate Degree Hanceville AL US
Walsh University OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's ** North Canton OH US
Walters State Community College OTA - Associate Degree ** Greeneville TN US

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