The Occupations of Physical and Occupational Therapy are ineducational transition. About ten yearsago, the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education began the transitionfor Physical Therapists. CAPTE currentlyrequires a Master’s Degree for entry into the profession. The standard will riseto a Doctorate Physical Therapy on January 1, 2016.
Occupational Therapy is going through a similar transition. All new Occupational Therapist EligibilityDetermination applicants who do not hold a master’s degree in occupationaltherapy must have an OTED application with paymentto NBCOT postmarked by January 1, 2013. Effective January 2, 2013, only applicants with a master’s degree inoccupational therapy will be able to apply to the OTED review process and, ifdeemed eligible, take the NBCOT certification exam.