Occupational therapy is an allied health profession critical to helping people achieve function, meaning, and satisfaction in all aspects of their lives. Ithaca College's Department of Occupational Therapy prepares students for this exciting, sought-after career through its hands-on learning environment and close student-faculty relationships.

The Ithaca College occupational therapy program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). For further information ACOTE can be reached at 4720 Montgomery Lane, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220. Telephone: 301-652-AOTA.

Program Features

Our program offers rich opportunities for experiential learning, including 

• The Center for Life Skills, an interdisciplinary, community-based program serving adults with neurological impairments
• An on-campus outpatient clinic for Ithaca College community members and their families
• Innovative fieldwork experiences throughout the United States and overseas
• Study abroad at College-affiliated institutions and through exchange programs
• Faculty-student collaborative research

Facilities

Our modern learning, laboratory, and research facilities include

• An interdisciplinary assistive technology lab
• An activities-of-daily-living laboratory
• A virtual reality research lab
• “Smart” classrooms (featuring online Internet access and multimedia)

Outcomes

Our students work in multiple arenas of health care including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, schools, nursing homes, and community programs.

Several of our students have presented at national and state conferences and have published in major occupational therapy journals.

Our students' pass rate on the national certification examination for first-time test takers is as follows:

• 100 percent for the 2004, 2005, and 2006 academic years combined. This percentage reflects scores from 68 first-time test takers..
• 98 percent for all program graduates from 2000 to the present. This percentage reflects scores from a total of 163 graduates,160 of whom passed on the first try.

Data is provided by the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), which administers this national examination. NBCOT can be contacted at www.nbcot.org.