This program prepares graduates to work in health care, school and community settings.
Fieldwork is an integral part of the program and is provided at the completion of the coursework.
Program graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the Occupational Therapy Assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. located at 800 S. Frederick, Suite 200, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-4150. Receiving a passing score on the certification examination allows the individual to practice as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. Students are encouraged to work closely with the counseling department to ensure that coursework fulfills degree requirements. Minnesota Law requires any person who provides a service that involves direct contact with patients and residents in health care facilities licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health to have a background study conducted by the State. An individual who is disqualified from having direct patient contact as a result of a background study, and whose disqualification is not set aside by the Commissioner of Health, will not be permitted to participate in a clinical placement in a Minnesota-licensed health care facility.