The A.S. in Occupational Therapy Assistant program at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts has applied for accreditation and has been granted Candidacy Status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814. ACOTE's Telephone Number, c/o AOTA, is (310) 652-AOTA (2682), and its website address is www.acoteonline.org.†
- Institutionally Accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools**
- Approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education***
*ABHES Contact Information
6116 Executive Blvd., Suite 730, North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 291-7550 | [email protected]
**Approval to operate means the institution is compliant with the minimum standards contained in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (as amended) and Division 7.5 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. Information about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education can be found at www.bppe.ca.gov.
†The program must have a pre-accreditation review, complete an onsite evaluation, and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
After successfully completing this exam, the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). In addition, all states require licensure to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate's ability to sit for the NBCOT Certification Examination or attain state licensure.
Please refer to the Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts catalog and addendum for our published policy on the timely completion of all graduation and fieldwork requirements. The student must complete 16 weeks of Level II fieldwork within six (6) months following the completion of the didactic portion of the program.
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