Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL MAY 1, 2024.

School of Occupational Therapy Mission

Consistent with the mission of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU), the developing PNWU School of Occupational Therapy is committed to delivering graduate programs of distinction and preparing occupational therapists as leaders, scholars, and change agents who deliver occupation-based services that promote the health and wellbeing of rural and medically underserved communities throughout the Northwest and beyond.

Program Accreditation Information

Effective August 18th, 2022, the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) program at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).

ACOTE is located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-6611, their email is accred@aota.org and the web address is www.acoteonline.org.

The developing MSOT program must be granted Candidacy Status, have a pre-accreditation review, complete an on-site evaluation, and be granted Accreditation Status before their graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of the NBCOT exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). In addition, all states require licensure to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure. At this time there is no guarantee that the developing School of Occupational Therapy at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences will be granted candidacy status.

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Contact Information

Heather Fritz, PhD, OTR/L CHC
Associate Professor and Founding Director
School of Occupational Therapy
MultiCare Learning Center, Room 107
hfritz@pnwu.edu
509-249-7956


Jami Flick, PhD, MS, OTR/L
Director of Clinical Education
School of Occupational Therapy
MultiCare Learning Center, Room 123
jflick@pnwu.edu
509-249-7956


Kathleen Carrillo, BSHM
Administrative Coordinator
School of Occupational Therapy
MultiCare Learning Center, Room 105
kcarrillo@pnwu.edu
509-249-7839