Occupational Therapy

Post-Professional OTD

This program is for practicing, licensed occupational therapists who have a master's degree and want to earn a clinical doctorate. It is an online program.

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Entry-Level OTD 

This program is for those with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in another field who want to become occupational therapists. The program is in person.

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About Accreditation and Licensure

黑料视频's entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program has applied for accreditation and has been granted Preaccreditation Status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 7501 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 510E, Bethesda, Md. 20814. ACOTE's telephone number c/o AOTA is 301-652-AOTA. The website address is .

The program must complete an on-site evaluation and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the . After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). 

In addition, all states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT certification examination. A felony conviction may affect a graduate鈥檚 ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.