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Occupational Therapy Program

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)

We are proud of our graduates' performance on the NBCOT Examination, which is consistently well above the national average.

Performance of SUNY Downstate graduates on the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Exam

NBCOT Pass Rates

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Total # of program graduates who took the NBCOT exam for the first time

17

19

24

30

22

Total # of first-time takers who passed the NBCOT certification Exam

16

19

23

29

17

Percentage of first-time takers who passed the NBCOT Certification Exam

94%

100%

96%

97%

77%*

* The national pass rate declined significantly in 2009 due to changes in the NBCOT exam. All 5 students who did not pass on their first try were immediately successful when they took the exam a second time. 

In the past 3 years (January 2007-December 2009), our graduates have achieved an overall pass rate of 91% on the National Certification Exam in Occupational Therapy.

(76 graduates; pass rate of 69/76 on first attempt).