Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant

BS-OTA Major Course and Fieldwork Completion Requirements

1. Earn a grade of C (76% minimum, no rounding) or higher in all courses and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA in all BS-OTA program major courses.
2. Earn a grade of C (76% minimum, no rounding) on all benchmark competency assignments to pass the course. Students who score below 76% on benchmark assessments must complete remediation. Failure to achieve at least 76% upon remediation will result in course failure.
3. No points will be awarded for any assignment submitted 10 days past the due date, but submission is still required. Technical issues are not valid excuses for late work unless the problem stems from GCU servers.
4. Complete and submit all required deliverables, including those designed to document clinical fieldwork experiences and clinical fieldwork hours, even if the point value is "0." Students who fail to complete and submit all deliverables may receive a failing grade in the course.
5. Complete the total number of clinical fieldwork hours required for courses with fieldwork (OTH-320, OTH-360, OTH-400 and OTH-490). Students must complete all level II fieldwork within 16 months following completion of the didactic portion of the program. 
6. Students must complete all level II fieldwork within 16 months following completion of the didactic portion of the program.
7. Score “Meets Standards” on final Fieldwork Performance Evaluations. 
8. Follow the fieldwork policies and procedures outlined in the BS-OTA section of the Undergraduate Field Experience Manual.
9. Successfully pass the baccalaureate project courses (OTH-440 and OTH-445).

Course Failure, Retakes and Timeline for Program Completion

Failure to achieve any of the above criteria will result in course failure. Passing grades are only awarded upon successful completion of all required deliverables. Failure to complete and submit all deliverables may result in a failing grade, regardless of numerical scores on completed work.

If a student has not met one of the above criteria and wants to drop the course while the course is still in session, they must follow the BS-OTA Re-Entry Policy.

Only one failed course may be retaken. If a student fails a course, they may retake it one time. If the second attempt results in failure, the student will be academically dismissed from the BS OTA program major core. Students may reapply.

Students who do not complete Fieldwork II or the baccalaureate project within the scheduled semester will need to follow the BS OTA Re-entry Policy. Students must complete all requirements for successful completion of the BS-OTA program major core no later than 12 months from the original expected date of graduation.

Publication of Program Outcomes

This is the total number of graduates from the Grand Canyon University Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant program during the most recent 3-year period.?The graduation rates are based on the calendar years within January 1 and December 31 and include all graduates who completed the program within 150% of the program length.

*The number of students who graduated according to the published program length. If a student does not graduate according to the published program length, the student should not be counted in any graduation rate.  

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT®) program data results: https://www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance