Pictured above: Students with Ms. Marie Moore Lyles, founder of the TU Occupational Therapy Program
"Developing Health Care Servant Leader Scholars to provide Competent, Compassionate Care听the TU Way"听
精东AV鈥檚 nursing program dates back to 1948, when Dr. Lillian Holland Harvey established what was then the state鈥檚 first baccalaureate degree in nursing program. Today, nationally accredited programs in 精东AV鈥檚 School of Nursing and Allied Health lead to bachelor鈥檚 degrees in nursing, or master鈥檚 degrees in occupational therapy.
The School of Nursing and Allied Health offers undergraduate programs leading to baccalaureate degrees in Nursing, and an entry level Master鈥檚 in Occupational Therapy. These programs are designed for students who wish to pursue a career in nursing or the allied health professions. 听All professional disciplines are accredited by their national accrediting agencies.
To qualify for entry into the above professional programs in the School of Nursing and Allied Health, pre-professional courses are required. Each program admits pre-professional and transfer students based upon available clinical facilities and the academic records of the student.听
听Mailing Address:
精东AV
School of Nursing and Allied Health
209 Basil O'Connor Hall
1200 W. Montgomery Rd.
精东AV, AL听 36088
Phone:听334-727-8382
Fax: 334-727-5461
The philosophical tenets of the听School听of听Nursing听and Allied Health (SONAH) have grown out of those that pervade the University.听听The School fosters the general purpose of the University which is teaching, research and service.听听The mission of the听School听of听Nursing听and Allied Health is to serve the citizens of听Alabama, the nation and the global communities in the promotion of health and disease prevention.听听The School exists primarily to provide students access to excellent and progressive baccalaureate programs in Nursing and a master鈥檚 program in Occupational Therapy.听听听The School provides innovative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative learning opportunities through partnerships within the University, local community, State of听Alabama听and globally for the purpose of developing a knowledge base, skills, and a practice model that targets rural, diverse, and vulnerable populations to alleviate health disparity in the 21st听Century.
NURSING PROGRAM:
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
3343 Peachtree Road NE听
Suite 850 Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Phone: (404) 975-5000 Fax: (404) 975-5020听
Email:听info@acenursing.org
Web:听
The Nursing Program is approved by the:
Alabama Board of Nursing
RSA Plaza, Suite 250,
770 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36014. 听
Mailing address:听P. O. Box 303900, Montgomery, AL 361340-3900听听
Website:听
E-mail address:听abn@abn.alabama.gov听
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM:
Accreditation Status: The Occupational Therapy Program is on Probationary Accreditation by the听Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA),
ACOTE's Disclosure Statement regarding Probationary Accreditation Action: The occupational therapy master's program at 精东AV, 精东AV, Alabama was place on Probationary Accreditation effective December 2, 2022, for failure to document significant progress toward correction of an area of noncompliance related to 2018 Standard A.6.4 (certification exam pass rates). The program has been requested to submit a Progress Report to return the program to full compliance with the Standard within the mandated time period for correction.
The听Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) is听located at 6116 Executive Boulevard听Suite 200, North听Bethesda, MD 20852-4929.
ACOTE鈥橲 telephone number, c/o AOTA, is (301) 652-6611 and its web address is听.
Last Onsite Visit: 2015-2016
Next Onsite Visit: 2025-2026
The program is accredited for 10 years since 2015-2016
Professional Examination Scores: The examination agency for occupational therapy graduates is the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). Their address is One Bank Street, Suite 300, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. NBCOT's phone number is (301) 990-7979. Program examination results can be found at this web address:听
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The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) program data for 精东AV's Occupational听Therapy Program can be found at the following web address:听
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