Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Doctor of Occupational Therapy, OTD
Awards: Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Drake University · Des Moines, Iowa
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance required
- Duration
- Three-year, full-time programFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Three-year full-time on-campus entry-level OTD of 116 credits with 40 weeks of on-site fieldwork and capstone experience.
- School and department
- Drake University
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
- Drake 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.
ACOTEAccreditationAccreditationVerified in official record
Scope: OT Doctorate, Des Moines IA (ACOTE program directory)
Published term: Next on-site: 2032/2033
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
- Fieldwork · required40 weeks of on-site experience through fieldwork and the capstone project.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Teaching campus
- Drake University (Des Moines)
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Three-year, full-time program
- Credits
- 116 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
- Not confirmed
- 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)