Occupational Therapy Career Pathways
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Occupational Therapy Career Pathways
The pandemic has dramatically highlighted the need for a wide range of healthcare professionals. North Central’s health professional programs are designed to meet this growing need. Specifically, we are committed to building pathways for current and aspiring professionals licensed in occupational therapy fields—supporting them at EVERY level of their career and helping them advance professionally to meet the increasing demand for occupational therapy services.
Regardless of your current educational credentials, we have a program tailor-made to help you get where you want to go next.
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For those with an associate’s degree:
- We offer a fully-online Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Health Sciences, that allows students to earn a bachelor’s degree and easily pivot into a master’s program if desired.
- While this program is intended for licensed healthcare professionals with associate degree credentials in any field (i.e. respiratory therapy, medical technology), we are targeting a special cohort for occupational therapy professionals.
For those with a bachelor’s degree:
- For those seeking an entry-level Occupational Therapy program, we offer full-time, on-campus Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) and Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) programs. Both the MOT and OTD prepare students for the NBCOT boards and entry into practice settings with the skills and knowledge to be successful occupational therapists.
- For certified OTA professionals seeking to become licensed occupational therapists, we offer a Bridge Master of Occupational Therapy program. While this program includes curriculum and learning experiences similar to our traditional Master of Occupational Therapy degree, the Bridge MOT program structure is meant to accommodate a working adult schedule.
For licensed occupational therapists:
- For licensed OT professionals who aspire to work in academia, we offer a 100% online Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate program. Candidates must be a licensed Occupational Therapist and hold a master’s degree from an accredited program, with 5 years of documented experience in the field of occupational therapy OR hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited program, with 8 years of documented experience in the field of occupational therapy.