Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY |
Chapter 454. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS |
Subchapter E. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS; REGISTRATION OF FACILITIES |
Sec. 454.204. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
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To satisfy Section 454.203(a)(1):
(1) an applicant applying for an occupational therapist license must have, from a program approved by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, its predecessor organization, or another national credentialing agency approved by the board:
(A) a baccalaureate degree in occupational therapy, if the applicant graduated before January 1, 2007;
(B) a certificate evidencing successful completion of required undergraduate occupational therapy course work awarded to persons with a baccalaureate degree that is not in occupational therapy, if the applicant graduated before January 1, 2007; or
(C) a postbaccalaureate degree in occupational therapy; and
(2) an applicant applying for an occupational therapy assistant license must have:
(A) an associate degree in occupational therapy; or
(B) an occupational therapy assistant certificate.