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2025-2026

Occupational Therapy Assistant (45500) CIP 51.0803

Last updated on Aug. 28, 2024, 2:38 p.m.

The Occupational Therapy Assistant curriculum prepares individuals to work under the supervision of a registered/licensed occupational therapist in screening, assessing, planning, and implementing treatment and documenting progress for clients receiving occupational therapy services.

Course work includes human growth and development, conditions which interfere with activities of daily living, theory and process of occupational therapy, individual/group treatment activities, therapeutic use of self, activity analysis, and grading/adapting activities and environments

Graduates of this program 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 successful completion of this exam, the graduate 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. A felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure. Employment opportunities include hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, longterm/extended care facilities, sheltered workshops, schools, home health programs, and community programs.

Curriculum Offerings:

SHC - Semester Hour Credits

Occupational Therapy Assistant A45500

74 SHC total

CCPP Therapeutic & Diagnostic Services/Nurse Aide-OTA Diploma D45970PC CIP 51.3902

40 SHC total

Additional Information:

1. The Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is accredited 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 (301) 652-AOTA, and its web address is www.acoteonline.org.

2. Students must maintain a “B” (80%) final average for all OTA courses and a “C” (70) for all non-OTA prefix courses in the program of study to remain in the OTA program.