| Career
& Placement Services
Located in SUB, CaPS
liaises with the Faculty and potential employers to organize Career Days,
set up presentations etc. As well they will assist with job
searches, resumé, preparation, summer employment, etc.
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Certification
of Academic Record & Associated CostsThe following policy
was approved by the Occupational Therapy Department Committee, January,
2012
Occupational Therapists
who wish to practice outside of Canada may require the Department to
certify their educational experience and/or credentials for various
licensing/regulatory bodies.
The Department has
levied the following charges for this service:
a) $50 for documents or
letters signed by the Chair or designate which confirm that the former
student completed all requirements (fieldwork and academic) within the
program, the date of graduation, and the name of the diploma granted at
graduation.
b) $150 for more
complex certification requests. This may include the completion of a
form or letter as described in a) above, together with one or more of
the following: verification of all courses taken within the program
(which may include course descriptions and hours), fieldwork details
(dates, placement type and length of practica), and/or copies of course
outlines.
Payment in the form of
certified cheque, postal money order or cash must accompany
certification requests. All requests should be directed to the
Department Chair or the Chair's Assistant, 2-64 Corbett Hall (phone:
780-492-0399.)
Documents are frequently certified for the
following licensing/regulatory bodies:
- National Board for
Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc (NBCOT):
Consult the following links:
- Website:
http://www.nbcot.org/
- OTED Eligibility Handbook:
http://www.nbcot.org/pdf/OTED-Handbook.pdf
NOTE: All current
MSc OT graduates are Category A: ―Graduation
with a entry-level post-baccalaureate in occupational therapy from a
WFOT-approved school.
In cases where the Department Chair is requested to sign the International Occupational
Therapist Eligibility Determination (IOTED) Program Director Form, she/he is able to do so only after all academic and fieldwork
requirements have been completed.
Any questions regarding the NBCOT process
must
be directed to that organization directly.
- Health
Professions Council, United Kingdom. Please
consult their web site
for application information.
-
Several states within the USA,
including Washington, New York, and New Jersey. Each state has its own
regulatory body and may or may not require certification from this
Department.
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Convocation
Refer to Calendar Section 23.7
All graduate students need to Apply for Graduation on
Bear Tracks under the 'Academics' icon. The system will
be open for graduate students to apply for Fall Convocation 2008 as of
May 1, 2008 and as of October 1, 2008 for Spring Convocation 2009.
Except for confirming a
student's eligibility, the Faculty is not involved.
Information
regarding the convocation ceremony is forwarded by the Registrar's Office
late in Winter term for Spring Convocation and early in the fall for Fall
Convocation. See the Registrar's website for further
information:
https://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/ro.cfm?id=252
Should
a student choose to receive his/her degree at a time other than the first
convocation following program completion, a written request must be
forwarded to the Registrar (copy to the OT office). It is the
student's responsibility to ensure that his/her name is on the list for
the appropriate convocation.
A
student who will be working as an OT before receiving his/her official
degree may request a letter from the Student
Records Office stating that academic and clinical requirements have been
met and that the student is eligible to write the CAOT certification
examination. The Student Records Clerk will require the
student's academic advisor and the Academic Coordinator of Clinical
Education to confirm that academic and fieldwork requirements have been
successfully completed.
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Employment
References
In the first year or two of employment, the
University is likely to be one of your references. In fact, many potential
employers wish to contact the Department for an interpretation of your
fieldwork performance as well as academic strengths. During your
final term you are advised to sign an information release form (available
in the OT office). The reference will be provided by
your Student Advisor, if available; in his/her absence, the request will
be given to another faculty member. If you desire a
reference from a specific faculty member, you should ask for his/her
permission and advise your potential employer of the professor's name.
No information will be released without a signed form on file. (The
form is optional -- if you won't be using the University as a reference,
you're not required to sign it).
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Grad Photos
Grad
Photos and the framed composite are organized by the fourth year students.
Any student scheduled for Fall Convocation instead of Spring should
contact their class committee about their photo. The Grad Committee
should make clear to students where the responsibility lies for ensuring a
composite that is both complete and accurate.
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Professional
Licensing
It
is mandatory for every Occupational Therapist practising in Alberta to be
registered with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT),
and in Saskatchewan to be registered with the Saskatchewan Society of
Occupational Therapists (SSOT). It is the therapist’s
responsibility to determine licensing requirements in their chosen
province or country of practice.
CAOT
Certification Examination
The
CAOT Certification Exam is a requirement:
1)
for membership in the national association;
2) to practice the OT profession in most provinces.
Exam
application packages are distributed to students during their final
academic term.
Full information is available online:
http://www.caot.ca/default.asp?pageid=1066
The
cost of the exam is $431.42 (including GST).
Students
who wish to include this amount in their student loan applications may
obtain a letter verifying this information from the Student Records Clerk
(2-62 Corbett Hall).
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