OTA Candidacy Release
LAURINBURG, NC April 20, 2022– The St. Andrews Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant (BSOTA) program has been granted Candidacy Status from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)! St. Andrews University, a branch of Webber International University, introduced the intended addition of the OTA Program in its program offerings in 2020. Rachelle Lydell, Director and Assistant Professor for the BSOTA Program and Melissa Gibson, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and Assistant Professor, have worked tirelessly for programmatic accreditation by designing coursework to