Important Information about Master of Occupational Therapy Program Graduates
Pass Rates for National Board of Certification of Occupational Therapist Exam
|
Number of Graduates |
Number of First Time Test Takers |
Number of First Time Test Takers Who Passed the Exam |
Percentage of First Time Test Takers who Passed the Exam |
Number of Repeat Test Takers Who Passed the Exam |
Total Percentage of Students who Passed the Exam |
2009 |
30 |
27 |
20 |
74% |
7 |
100% |
2010 |
29 |
30 |
25 |
83% |
3 |
93% |
2011 |
28 |
28 |
19 |
68% |
9 |
100% |
Total |
87 |
85 |
64 |
75% |
19 |
98% |
Average length of time to complete the program 28 months
Job placement rate of program graduates 97 % of students who responded to our survey report they are working in OT field
Class of 2009 -- 21 respondents indicated they were working within 3 months of graduation
Class of 2010 – 10 respondents indicated they were working within 3 months of graduation
Only 1 respondent indicated she was not working (Class of 2010 as she had not yet passed the exam) The employment data on the other students are missing. They were non - responsive to the survey or email inquiries.
Note that retention rate for this time period (percentage of students who started the program and who graduated and completed fieldwork) is 97%. One student dropped out of the Program, one failed the academic portion, and one failed fieldwork over this time period.
The national pass rate on the NBCOT exam for 2011 was 84%
Submitted by Glenn Goodman, Ph.D., OTR/L, Program Director
Updated September 2012
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