Results of National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Examination

Year Number of Program Graduates Number of first-time test takers Number of first-time test takers who passed the exam Percentage of first-time test takers who passed the exam
2010 34 39 32 82%
2011 76 53 47 89%
2012 44 44 43 98%
Total 3-year 154 136 122 89.7%









The most recent one-year pass rate was for 2012 with a pass rate of 98% (43 out of 44 first-time test takers passed the exam the first time). During that same year the NBCOT reported first-time pass rate for all US programs was 85%.

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