Hello and welcome to the West Virginia University Division of Occupational Therapy. We are extremely proud of the occupational therapy education program at West Virginia University, which has the unique benefit of being part of a department in the School of Medicine. The Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science of which the Division of Occupational Therapy is one component also includes the Divisions of Exercise Physiology and Physical Therapy. This administrative arrangement expands the Division of Occupational Therapy’s resources and opportunities for students.

The Division of Occupational Therapy has two “tracks” in our educational program: (1) the traditional on-site track, where students take courses in a traditional classroom format here at the Health Sciences campus, and (2) the distance education track for COTAs wanting to become OTs; AND for non-COTAS who possess a bachelor degree in any academic major received from an appropriately accredited college/university. In the distance education track’ students take much of their coursework via the internet and come to the WVU Health Sciences Campus in Morgantown, WV, approximately once a month for laboratory work, testing, presentations, coursework clarification lectures, and advisement.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Division of Occupational Therapy has elected to phase out its Distance Education track. This will be done by accepting one final class into the Distance Education track for which individuals may apply between November 15, 2009 through February 15, 2010. These students would start the Distance Education track in the Summer 2010 and would be scheduled to graduate in May 2013. After this final class is accepted into the Distance Education track, no future students will be accepted into a Distance Education track.
Note: No changes will take place within our excellent traditional on-campus track. Anyone interested in Occupational Therapy at WVU can apply to its on-going traditional track.

Let me take this time to thank you for your interest in West Virginia University and in our Occupational Therapy Program!

Randy P. McCombie, Ph.D., OTR/L
Associate Professor and Chairperson

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