OTAAssociate degree
Associate of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant
Arkansas State University-Jonesboro · Jonesboro, Arkansas
- Pathway
- Occupational therapy assistant education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance required
- Duration
- One academic year (3 semesters) for the professional programFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Occupational therapy assistant education
About this program
100% face-to-face fast-track OTA associate degree; up to 30 students admitted each August.
- School and department
- Arkansas State University-JonesboroCollege of Nursing & Health Professions
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Associate of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Browsing category
- Associate degree · AAS
- Professional pathway
- Occupational therapy assistant education
- Award status
- Credit-bearing academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding institution
- Arkansas State University-Jonesboro
Accreditation
As recorded by the accreditor, with the exact program and locations covered. A degree alone does not grant a license, and admission does not guarantee certification eligibility.
ACOTEAccreditationAccreditationVerified in official record
Scope: OTA associate program, Jonesboro AR, as listed in the ACOTE directory
Published term: Next on-site: 2030/2031 (Last on-site: 2020/2021)
Checked 3 November 2026
Accreditation, NBCOT certification and state licensure explained
Delivery, attendance and in-person requirements
Online coursework does not mean no in-person activity. Coursework delivery, campus attendance and practical requirements are separate facts.
- Coursework delivery
- On campusCoursework is taught at the listed campus.
- Campus attendance
- Campus attendance required
- Study intensity
- Full timeLock-step, full-time; completed in one academic year (fall, spring, summer) after prerequisites
In-person requirements
In-person requirements (labs, fieldwork, capstone, placements) are not published on the pages we checked. Ask the program before assuming any part is remote.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Jonesboro, Arkansas
- Teaching campus
- Jonesboro campus106 N. Caraway Road
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- One academic year (3 semesters) for the professional program
- Credits
- 64 credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- 28 hours of prerequisites with minimum grade B
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 2.75Cumulative GPA of 2.75 on all college work attempted
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application route
- Direct application to the institution
- International applicants
- The institution states that international students may apply
- Intakes
- August
- Deadlines
- Apply By: March 1, 2026; Cohort Begins: August 19, 2026 (as printed; no later cycle shown on the page) · this date has passed; check the current cycle
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Costs
US dollars as the school publishes them. Each fee keeps its basis (per credit, per term, per year, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the school for current tuition, fees and other mandatory costs.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 3 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 3 November 2026)