Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD)
Awards: Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Dominican University of California · San Rafael, California
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance required
- Duration
- nine-semester; 36 monthsFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Nine-semester, 100-unit entry-level OTD taught mainly in person, with Level II fieldwork and a doctoral capstone.
- School and department
- Dominican University of California
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Occupational Therapy Doctorate
- 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
- Dominican University of California
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: ACOTE directory row: OT Doctorate, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA
Published term: Next on-site: 2032/2033; Last on-site: 2025/2026
Checked 3 November 2026
ACOTEAccreditationfull accreditation through 2033Stated by the school
Scope: Entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program, as stated by the school
Published term: through 2033
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 time
In-person requirements
- Capstone · required14-week individual doctoral capstone after coursework and Level II fieldwork.
- Level II fieldwork
- 24 full-time equivalent weeks of Level II fieldwork
- 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
- San Rafael, California
- Teaching campus
- San Rafael campus
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- nine-semester; 36 months
- Credits
- 100 semester credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Bachelor's degree in any field from an accredited four-year college or university
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Observation hours
- 4040 hours of observation/volunteering in human services, 20 of them with an OTR.
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Prerequisite courses
- Human Anatomy with lab
- Human Physiology with lab
- Lifespan Development (or Developmental Psychology)
- Statistics (math or psychology)
- Medical Terminology (1 unit or more)
- Application materials
- OTCAS application
- official transcripts via OTCAS
- essays
- resume
- Application route
- OTCAS (as stated by the program)Deadlines as published (year not stated): Priority deadlines: 1st Oct. 30; 2nd Jan. 29; 3rd April 16 (year not stated)
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
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, application deadline.
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)