Certification and Licensure

Augusta University Conviction Disclosure

An integral part of the OT curriculum is the successful completion of fieldwork experience throughout the program. All OT students must consent to a criminal background check to access fieldwork sites. Prior criminal history may impact the student's ability to be cleared for client contact, thus jeopardizing the successful completion of the program.

Students are continually required to disclose, in writing to the Office of the Dean of Student Life, any and all criminal convictions occurring since completing the application for admission. Disclosure of a prior criminal record is required on the admission application. Criminal convictions include adjudication of guilt by a judge or jury for any crime. It does not include minor traffic offenses but does include no-contest pleas, first-offender treatment, convictions under appeal, and convictions that have since been pardoned. Minor traffic offenses are those which do not involve driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs, do not result in imprisonment, and for which a fine of less than $250 is imposed. Disclosures should be made within 30 days of conviction.

• Retrieved from Augusta University Policy Library

In writing, OT students must also disclose to the Director of Student Affairs, Program Director, Chair, and Dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences any criminal convictions occurring before admissions and any convictions that occur after the application and admissions process.

• Retrieved from Department of Occupational Therapy Policy 3.0 Criminal Conviction/Felony Disclaimer

Licensure Disclosure Resources

Students in the Occupational Therapy Program may obtain a license in Georgia and/or South Carolina after successfully passing the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT®) examination. Exam and NBCOT

A felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT® Certification Examination or attain state licensure. Augusta University Department of Occupational Therapy assumes no responsibility for ineligibility to sit for the NBCOT® Certification Examination or the denial of state licensure.