Accreditation Status
December 25, 2022 2024-03-24 19:45Accreditation Status
Rocky Mountain College entry-level OTD Program received full accreditation in August of 2021 with a 7-year accreditation cycle 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 web address is: www.acoteonline.org.
Graduates of the RMC OTD Program will be eligible to sit for the National Certification Examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the graduate will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). In addition, individual states require licensure in order to practice. However, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination.
NOTE: a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.
Current Accreditation Status & Timeline
The initial on-site ACOTE evaluation occurred in May of 2021, and the ACOTE accreditation decision was released on August 20, 2021. At its meeting on August 6 through 8, 2021, ACOTE reviewed the Report on On-Site Evaluation (ROSE) regarding the OTD Program at RMC. All standards were found to be compliant and ACOTE voted to grant a Status of Accreditation for a period of seven years.
The program’s Interim Report will be due in Spring 2024, and the next on-site evaluation will be scheduled within academic year 2027/2028.
THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DOCTORATE PROGRAM 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, C/O AOTA, IS (301) 652-AOTA, AND ITS WEB ADDRESS IS WWW.ACOTEONLINE.ORG.
Character Review & Eligibility to sit for the NBCOT Exam
All students should review the requirements for certification by the NBCOT prior to applying to the OTD Program (https://www.nbcot.org/en). Applicants should look at the Character Review to determine need for a character review prior to admission to the OTD Program. Qualified candidates identified as requiring a Character Review by the NBCOT will be required to complete an Early Determination Review prior to admission to the OTD Program. A student may be conditionally accepted into the Program with a spot held for the student and admission is granted upon a positive review in which the student would be eligible for certification by NBCOT. This will ensure students do not enroll in the OTD Program if they are ineligible to take the National Board Exam to become a registered OT. Students are also required to review state licensure laws prior to admittance to determine eligibility for licensure upon completion of the OTD Program and successful completion of the NBCOT Examination.
NOTE: a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.
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