The application cycle for the January 2024 cohort is now open.
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Please note, there is only a MSOT spring cohort. There is not a fall cohort available.
Occupational therapy is a health care profession that focuses on helping people regain, develop or master everyday skills in order to live independent, productive and satisfying lives. (Source: AOTA Website).
The profession promotes and maintains health, maximizes independent functioning, and enhances development through the therapeutic use of meaningful everyday activities.
Colorado Mesa University’s Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) program matriculated the first class of future Occupational Therapists in Spring 2022.
What is the CMU OT Graduate Program All About?
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The program will consist of didactic and clinical academic work over the course of 24 months.
Academic Requirements for Master of Science in Occupational TherapyAccreditation
The profession's accrediting body, the American Occupational Therapy Association (ACOTE), has granted PreAccreditation Status to the program. Preaccreditation Status indicates that the program has met the 2018 ACOTE Accreditation Standards if fully implemented in accordance with the plans. ACOTE will perform an onsite visit in the Summer 2023 and the decision for full accreditation would follow in August 2023. If granted full accreditation, graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for occupational therapists through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) and will be able to apply for licensure through the professional licensure board in the state in which the graduate wishes to practice.
ACOTE contact information: 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929, (301) 652-6611, www.acoteonline.org.
Graduation Rates
View all NBCOT exam pass rates and program data.
Graduation Year | Students Entering/Graduating | Graduation Rate |
2023 | 15/0 | TBD |
2024 | 14/0 | TBD |
2025 | TBD | TBD |
Total | TBD | TBD |