{"id":1575,"date":"2025-10-23T12:29:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/academicaffairs\/?page_id=1575"},"modified":"2025-10-23T12:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:30:31","slug":"occupational-therapy-ms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/academicaffairs\/resources\/professional-licensure-disclosures\/health-care-programs\/occupational-therapy-ms\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational Therapy, MS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>The Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (<a href=\"https:\/\/acoteonline.org\/\">ACOTE<\/a>) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aota.org\/\">AOTA<\/a>) and meets the educational requirements to become licensed in any US state. Completion of the degree does not automatically result in licensure in any state, including Wisconsin. However, students graduating from the program are eligible to sit for the national certification examination administered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcot.org\/get-certified\">NBCOT<\/a>. 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