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2024 USC Chan White Coat Ceremony

On Friday, September 13, 2024, the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy’s 2024 White Coat Ceremony formally celebrated the entrance of our incoming students into the occupational therapy profession.

The keynote address was given by Stephanie Moon MA ’17, OTD ’18, director of occupational therapy in the Housing for Health Division of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Bonnie Nakasuji ’73, MA ’94, OTD ’08, co-founder and co-owner of Therapy West, Inc., a pediatric private clinic in West Los Angeles, welcomed the students into the Trojan Family.

Photos from the 2024 White Coat Ceremony
Friday, September 13, 2024

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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 (cost of attendance) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. All states require licensure to practice; a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT® OTR certification examination or attain state licensure. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.