Welcome

A career in Occupational Therapy offers the opportunity to work in a fast-growing and rewarding health care field. Occupational therapists work in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals, rehabilitation centers,  nursing homes, public and private schools, community organizations and programs, outpatient clinics, day care facilities, patient homes, corporations, and private practice.

Occupational therapists help people participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday occupations. Occupational therapists work with diverse individuals, such as:

• A child with cerebral palsy who wants to play with other children
• A woman with a stroke who wants to dress herself independently
• A man with a mental illness who wants to manage a checkbook, shop, and use public transportation
• A teenager who has been injured in an automobile accident and wants to return to school
• An older adult with low vision who wants to continue to live safely in the family home

A career in occupational therapy begins with obtaining a Master's degree in occupational therapy from an accredited program. Upon completion of the Master's degree, graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination. Candidates who obtain a passing score on the examination are registered occupational therapists (OTR) and are eligible to obtain state licensure.

The Occupational Therapy Program at San José State University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education [ACOTE - c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814-3425; phone 301-652-2682]. It is the oldest accredited Occupational Therapy program in the California State University system.

• NBCOT New Graduates Certification Results  (2010 to 2012)
• SJSU OT Certification Examination Results  (2010 to 2012)
  

 

CURRENT OFFICE HOURS:

Monday - Thursday	Friday
9:30 am - 12:00 pm Open	Closed All Day
12:00 - 1:00 pm Closed
1:00 - 3:30 pm Open
3:30 - 5:00 pm Closed

 

2012 - 2013 Events

Brown Bag Series

November 15, 2012 flyer [pdf]

Feburary 14, 2013 flyer [pdf]

 

OT Dept.'s 70th Anniversary