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Comprehensive Examination

The Comprehensive Exam consists of 154 questions total, 22 questions from each of the 7 core courses. Questions will be grouped by course, meaning all 22 questions from any given course will be grouped together.

• Results of the Comprehensive Exam will be posted on this page. You will receive an email once the results are available.
• The first 4 digits of your student ID will serve as your assigned number, unless you have been instructed otherwise. If your number is posted, then you have passed the exam.

Please contact your Program Director with any additional questions or concerns you may have about the exam. Entry-Level Master’s students should contact Dr. Samia Rafeedie at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Post-Professional Master’s students should contact Dr. Emily Ochi at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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Results of the Spring 2023 Comprehensive Exam

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 fully 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) has applied for accreditation and has been granted Preaccreditation Status 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. The program must complete an on-site evaluation and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®).

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 www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.