8

Program Semesters

110

Credit hours

24

Weeks of full-time clinical experiences

14

Weeks of Capstone Experiential

Doctor of Occupational Therapy

cohort 1 and 2

Program Accreditation (A.4.3.)
The entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program at Faulkner University has applied for accreditation and has been granted Preaccreditation 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 (301) 652-AOTA and its web address is www.acoteonline.org. The program must complete an on-site evaluation and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). 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.
Students must complete 24 weeks of Level II fieldwork and an individual 14-week capstone experience within 12 months following the completion of the didactic portion of the program. The doctoral capstone experience must be started after completion of all coursework, Level II fieldwork and preparatory activities defined in 2018 ACOTE OTD Standard D.1.3.

The program is scheduled for the on-site evaluation in November of 2024 and anticipates graduating the first cohort in May of 2025.

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510 E, Bethesda, MD, 20814
301-652-6611 accred@aota.org

Complaints against a program subject to ACOTE accreditation may be submitted online by completing the complaint against a program form or sending an email to accred@aota.org. All complaints against a program must be addressed to the ACOTE Chairperson, c/o the Accreditation Department.

Nikki_Raines1

Program Director, Professor

G. Nikki Raines,

OTD, MPA, OTR/L, CAPS

Angie Brenneman

Administrative Coordinator

Angie Brenneman

Tenika_Danley

Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Associate Professor

Tenika Danley,

OTD, OTR/L, MHFA

Sarah_Grate

Doctoral Capstone Coordinator, Assistant Professor

Sarah Grate,

EdD, MOT, OTR/L, CHT

Susan_Denham

Professor
Susan Denham,
EdD, MS, OTR/L, CHT

Amy_Oliver3

Professor

Amy Oliver,

OTD, OTR/L, IM, SIPT

Cate_Valentino

Assistant Professor

Cate Valentino,

OTD, MAAL, MHSc, OTR/L, FMT

Hillary_Moore

College of Health Science Admissions Coordinator

Hillary Moore

hmoore@faulkner.edu

334.386.7152

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy(NBCOT)
One Bank Street, Suite 300 Gaithersburg, MD, 20878
301-990-7979 https://www.nbcot.org

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) https://www.aota.org
Alabama Occupational Therapy Association (ALOTA) https://www.alota.org
Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy https://www.ot.alabama.gov