Accreditation Timeline
The Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Program at Middle Georgia State University has been granted Candidacy status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is 301.652.AOTA and its web address is www.acoteonline.org.
The process of accreditation of programs by ACOTE involves five (5) steps: 1) Submit Letter of Intent to develop a new program (completed), 2) Submit Eligibility Application (completed), 3) Submit application for Candidacy Status; If Candidacy Status is granted, the program may admit its first class of students and proceed to the next step of the process, the pre-accreditation review 3) Pre-accreditation Review – prepare Report of Self Study and submit to ACOTE, 5) Participate in initial On-Site evaluation with ACOTE team of evaluators.
Steps in Accreditation Process |
Dates |
Candidacy Status Application |
Due: December 15, 2021 |
Candidacy Review by ACOTE |
Notification of approval: April 2022 |
Students Notified of Acceptance |
May 2022 |
First Cohort Admitted |
August 2022 (Fall semester) |
Report of Self Study |
Due: July 3, 2023 |
Notification of Pre-Accreditation Decision |
December 2023 |
First Class Begins Level II Fieldwork |
January 2024 |
ACOTE On-Site Visit |
January/February 2024 |
Notification of Accreditation Decision |
March 2024 |
First Class Graduates |
August/September 2024 |