September Self-Study Workshop
The fall Self-Study Workshop is scheduled for September 19-20, 2022 at the AOTA office. Please register using the link on the Events & Workshops page – https://acoteonline.org/events-workshops/
Tech Tips June 2022
Compliance Statement Character Limit When entering a compliance statement in the e-Accreditation system, there are varying character limits depending on the Standard. For example, the curriculum design Standard narrative box has a larger character count than the lab space Standard. Please make all attempts to be concise enough to provide your narrative within the […]
FROM THE DIRECTOR – April 2022
Director’s Update The ACOTE Educational Standards Review Committee (ESRC) The ACOTE Educational Standard Review Committee (ESRC) has been formed and held its first meeting in April 2022. This committee will conduct a complete evaluation and revision of the Accreditation Standards for a Doctoral-Degree-Level and Master’s-Degree-Level Educational Program for the Occupational Therapist and Accreditation Standards for […]
ACOTE® Seeks New Accreditation Evaluators
The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE®) is accepting applications for new members to serve on the Roster of Accreditation Evaluators (RAE). RAE members assist in evaluating the compliance of more than 500 occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant educational programs with ACOTE Accreditation Standards through on-site evaluations and online reviews. Their work provides […]
FROM THE DIRECTOR – February 2022
Teresa Brininger Updates from the ACOTE® January 2022 meeting 2018 STANDARDS INTERPRETATIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS Standard A.5.3. Program Length ACOTE® voted to add an interpretation to the 2018 ACOTE® Standards and Interpretive Guide to clarify Standard A.5.3. Program Length (2018 ACOTE Standards and Interpretive Guide) In addition, ACOTE® added the following terms to the Glossary: COMMONLY […]
Changes to Accreditation Categories
The presentation on changes to accreditation categories can be found here. Please send any questions you may have to accred@aota.org
Distance Education Modalities
The US Department of Education (USDE) is extending its allowance for institutions to use distance education modalities to accommodate students without going through the regular approval process for the duration of the COVID-19 national emergency declaration and 180 days following the date on which the emergency declaration is rescinded. Using USDE as a guide, ACOTE is continuing the same […]
