Points of Pride

The Department of Occupational Therapy at Western Michigan University is proud to share the attributes and facts that make this program a distinctive learning environment.

• Ranked in the top 50 graduate programs in U.S. News World & Report; highest-ranking program in Michigan.

• A leader in OT education since 1922: One of oldest programs in the U.S. and first non-teaching degree at WMU

• Several full-time and part-time OT faculty supervise Level I Fieldwork students in faculty-led clinics located on-campus and in community-based programs.

• Open Journal of Occupational Therapy is the world's first and only open-access online journal in OT.

• Sammons Center for Innovation and Research in Occupation Based Technology.

• Partner with Mary Free Bed to offer a Neurologic Occupational Therapy Fellowship which gives an opportunity for an occupational therapist to engage in teaching, level I fieldwork supervision and research in collaboration with WMU OT faculty members. 

• 99% pass rate on the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) exam. 

• All doctoral-level occupational therapy students engage in active research and capstone projects. Students present their work locally and nationally.

• Inaugural Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD) chapter launch in Fall 2022.