Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Doctoral Program in Occupational Therapy, OTD
Awards: Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Alabama State University · Montgomery, Alabama
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance not confirmed
- Duration
- Not published
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Entry-level OTD in Montgomery; the program must complete an on-site evaluation and be granted Accreditation Status before graduates are eligible for the NBCOT exam.
- School and department
- Alabama State UniversityCollege of Health Sciences
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
- Browsing category
- Occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) · OTD
- Professional pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Award status
- Credit-bearing academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding institution
- Alabama State University
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.
ACOTEAccreditationPreaccreditationVerified in official record
The program has preaccreditation status. It is not fully accredited and has not yet enrolled graduates who are eligible on that basis.
Scope: Entry-level OT doctoral program, Montgomery AL; ACOTE directory lists Preaccreditation (a developing program, not fully accredited)
Published term: Next on-site: 2026/2027
Checked 3 November 2026
ACOTEAccreditationhas applied for accreditation and has been granted preaccreditation statusStated by the school
The program has preaccreditation status. It is not fully accredited and has not yet enrolled graduates who are eligible on that basis.
Scope: Entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program, as stated by the school
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 not confirmed
- Study intensity
- Not published
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
- Montgomery, Alabama
- Teaching campus
- Montgomery campus915 South Jackson Street
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- 100 credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Not published
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application route
- OTCAS (as stated by the program)Department subscribes to OTCAS; the page's examples refer to earlier cycles, so current dates must be checked with the program
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Intakes
- Fall
- 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, duration, application deadline, study intensity.
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)