Certification

Graduates of the James Madison University Master of Occupational Therapy Program are eligible to apply to take the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Board Exam ® (NBCOT). Applicants should be aware that a Character Review is part of the certification process. Please go to the NBCOT Character Review website at https://www.nbcot.org/Students/Services#character A felony conviction may affect a graduate’s eligibility to sit for the NBCOT exam and/or apply for state licensure.

Effective January 1, 2018: candidates applying as first-time test takers will be subject to background checks.

Contact information:

• NBCOT
• One Bank Street
• Suite 300
• Gaithersburg, MD 20878

NBCOT Certification Exam Results

JMU OT Program student exam results from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Exam can be found online at: https://www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.

Graduation Data

To date, 383 students have successfully graduated from the James Madison University Master of Occupational Therapy Program. Graduation is held in December. During the last three-year period of 2020-2022, seventy (70) students graduated, with an overall graduation rate of 97%.  

Student Graduation Data by Academic Year

¹ The graduation rates reflect the number of students in the entering cohort who completed their program within 150% of the published length of the program