Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Arkansas State University-Jonesboro · Jonesboro, Arkansas
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance not confirmed
- Duration
- 9 semesters
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Entry-level OTD with 105 credit hours; applicants apply through both A-State and OTCAS.
- School and department
- Arkansas State University-JonesboroCollege of Nursing & Health Professions
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy
- 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
- 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: Entry-level OT doctoral program, Jonesboro AR, as listed in the ACOTE directory
Published term: Next on-site: 2034/2035 (Last on-site: 2024/2025)
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
- Fieldwork · requiredReal-world fieldwork placements.
- Capstone · requiredA doctoral capstone is part of the program.
- Level II fieldwork
- Two Level II fieldworks, each 12 weeks long, full time at fieldwork sites.
- Capstone experience
- 14 weeks
- 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
- 9 semesters
- Credits
- 105 semester credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Accredited bachelor's degree
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 33.0 GPA and 3.0 prerequisite GPA
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application materials
- A-State application
- OTCAS application
- Official transcripts
- 30 hours of community service
- 3 professional recommendations via OTCAS
- Application route
- OTCAS (as stated by the program)Complete both A-State and OTCAS applications
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Intakes
- Fall
- Deadlines
- Next apply date Feb. 15, 2027; classes start Aug. 18, 2027
- 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.
Published outcomes
Reported by the program, with cohort, reporting period and denominator. Figures from different programs, years or definitions are not comparable.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, 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)