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

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

7501 Wisconsin Ave.
Suite 510E
Bethesda, MD 20814-6519
United States

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

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