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Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)

USC’s entry-level master’s degree program is fully accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE). ACOTE is recognized as the accrediting agency for occupational therapy education by both the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, and is also an active member of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors.

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education®
c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
acoteonline.org
(301) 652-6611 x2914

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy® (NBCOT)
Certification Exam Data

The table below displays National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy® (NBCOT) certification examination results of USC students during the last three years of record. “New Graduates” are defined as anyone taking the exam within one year of graduation, regardless of how many times the exam is taken within the one-year period. For official NBCOT data results, please visit secure.nbcot.org/data/schoolstats.aspx.

Exam Period	No. of graduates	No. of new graduates who took the exam	No. of new graduates who passed the exam	% of new graduates who passed the exam
Jan. – Dec. 2019	134	130	130	100%
Jan. – Dec. 2020	139	134	133	99%
Jan. – Dec. 2021	137	124	120	97%
Total for 2019 – 2021	410	388	383	99%

A felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

USC has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), one of six regional accrediting organizations recognized by the US Department of Education, since 1949. View the student learning outcomes (PDF) for our academic programs.

USC Graduation and Retention Rates

The table below displays graduation and retention rates of USC students over the last five years of record.

Entering term	No. of entry-level master’s students entering / graduating	No. of bachelor’s-to-master’s students entering / graduating	Total no. of professional students entering / graduating	Total graduation rate
S/F 2017	129/120	10/10	139/130	93.5%
S/F 2018	128/125	9/9	137/134	97.8%
S/F 2019	126/121	13/12	139/133	95.7%
S/F 2020	128/ *	9/ *	137/ *	* %
S/F 2021	124/ **	14/ **	138/ **	** %

* Graduation date August 2022
** Graduation date August 2023

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE). View our program’s ACOTE standards public data. ACOTE c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929, (301) 652-6611 x2914, acoteonline.org

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for certification by National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at secure.nbcot.org/data/schoolstats.aspx.