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Professional Associations

American Occupational Therapy Association
aota.org
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is the national professional association established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners and students of occupational therapy and to improve the quality of occupational therapy services.

Occupational Therapy Association of California
otaconline.org
The Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC) was incorporated in 1976 as the result of a merger of the southern and northern California groups. It is a not-for-profit, 501-c-6 professional society designed to be the collective voice that serves, promotes, and supports the more than 15,000 occupational therapists (OTs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) throughout California.

World Federation of Occupational Therapy
wfot.org
WFOT promotes occupational therapy as an art and science internationally. The Federation supports the development, use and practice of occupational therapy worldwide, demonstrating its relevance and contribution to society.

Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy Career Resources

AfterCollege Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy Career Network
aftercollege.com/career-networks/university-of-southern-california/division-of-occupational-science-and-occupational-therapy/jobs
The AfterCollege Career Network site provides students with access to job opportunities, career tools, an alumni directory and more. The jobs listed on this site are posted by employers who are interested specifically in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy students at USC.

AOTA OTJobLink
aota.otjoblink.org
Occupational therapy job listings provided by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

connectSC
careers.usc.edu/connectsc
Register at the USC Career Center’s website.

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.