Health Sciences Department
Occupational Therapy Outcomes
The Occupational Therapy Program at Cleveland State University is proud to present the professional program outcomes for graduating classes of 2006, 2007, 2008.
Pass Rates for National Board of Certification of Occupational Therapist Exam
Exam Period |
Number of Graduates |
Number |
Number of First Time Takers Who Passed the Exam |
Percentage of First Time Takers who Passed the Exam |
Number of Repeat Takers Who Passed the Exam |
Total Percentage of Students who Passed the Exam |
2006 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
89% |
1 |
94% |
2007 |
31 |
31 |
29 |
94% |
3** |
100% |
2008 |
27 |
27 |
20 |
74%* |
5 |
93% |
Total |
76 |
76 |
65 |
86% |
9 |
97% |
Average length of time to complete the program |
28 months |
Job placement rate of program graduates Class of 2006-2008 |
95%*** |
*The certification examination was revised in 2008 to focus on practice analysis studies and the national average rate declined to 78%.
** Repeat takers are recorded by year that they passed the exam - not by year of graduation
*** This percentage is based on actual reporting - no graduates who replied to our inquiry reported being unemployed - 100% of alumni contacted reported working in OT 22% did not respond to mail or telephone inquiries.
Updated January 2010
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