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USC Student Handbook

Make sure you are familiar with the USC Student Handbook, Living Our Unifying Values.

USC Chan Student Handbooks

The Chan division student handbooks present the policies of the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy to students and specify the standards of their scholastic performance and professional conduct.

BS and MA Programs in Occupational Therapy
(Academic year 2022–2023; updated September 20, 2022)

Bachelor of Science (BS) and Entry-Level Professional Doctorate (OTD) Degree Programs in Occupational Therapy
(Academic year 2024–2025; updated November 5, 2024)

Post-Professional Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Program Guidelines
(Academic year 2024-2025; updated July 2024)

PhD in Occupational Science
(Updated 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 (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.