Occupational Therapy

** BI 223 & BI 224 must have been passed with the minimum required grade within five years. If either course is older than five years, applicants must retake the course.

The following courses must be taken at Dominican University

OT 521 Introduction to Occupational Therapy Practice (3)#
OT 532 Kinesiology in Occupational Therapy Practice (6)#

# May only be taken after all other prerequisites are completed and the student has been officially accepted into the Graduate Occupational Therapy Program. Courses are only offered during the summer trimester before the fall start of the professional course sequence.

All states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico require occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to be licensed. States have similar, but not identical requirements and procedures for obtaining a license. For specific state licensure requirements always consult the state occupational therapy regulatory agency in which you intend to work.  

To obtain a license you will need to:

• Graduate from an accredited OT or OTA educational pro-gram.
• Complete your fieldwork requirements.
• Apply for and Pass the NBCOT® Certification Examination. For additional information regarding the examination, including ordering Score Transfers and/or State Confirma-tion Notices, refer to the NBCOT Web site:
  https://www.nbcot.org/get-certified/take-exam
• Apply for a license and pay a fee for each state/jurisdiction in which you wish to practice or hold a license.
• Please note that a felony conviction might affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT exam and/or attain state licen-sure.

Many, but not all states allow practitioners to practice on a temporary license or limited permit while waiting to take or receive the re-sults of the certification exam. If you fail the exam, you may not be able to continue to practice. Each state OT regulatory agency should be consulted for specific requirements.