Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (Honolulu)
Awards: Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Hawai‘i Pacific University · Honolulu, Hawaii
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- HybridCampus attendance required
- Duration
- 24 monthsFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Accelerated 24-month hybrid entry-level OTD: online lectures with face-to-face lab immersions in Honolulu, nationwide fieldwork and a 14-week capstone.
- School and department
- Hawai‘i Pacific UniversityDoctor of Occupational Therapy program
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
- Hawai‘i Pacific 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, HI, 2024/2025 (ACOTE school directory)
Published term: Last on-site: 2031/2032; Next on-site:
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
- HybridPart of the coursework is online and part is on campus. Required campus time is shown.
- Campus attendance
- Campus attendance required
- Teaching mode
- Live and asynchronous
- Study intensity
- Full timeaccelerated two-year hybrid program
In-person requirements
- Labs · requiredImmersive laboratory components are face-to-face on the Honolulu campus.
- Fieldwork · requiredThree Level I and two 12-week Level II fieldwork experiences; Level II sites nationwide.
- Capstone · requiredCapstone project plus 14-week capstone experience.
- Level I fieldwork
- three Level I experiences during the first year
- Level II fieldwork
- two 12-week Level II fieldwork experiences during year two
- Capstone experience
- 14 weeks
- Placement arrangement
- Arranged by the program
- Fieldwork locations
- Students are paired with fieldwork sites nationwide.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Teaching campus
- Honolulu campus1 Aloha Tower Drive
- Online enrollment eligibility
- Not confirmed. An online program of a university in one state is not automatically available in every state.
- Fieldwork location
- Students are paired with fieldwork sites nationwide.
Duration and credits
- Duration
- 24 months
Admissions
- Prior study
- Bachelor's degree or 90 undergraduate semester hours from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 3Cumulative and prerequisite GPA of 3.00 or greater; below 3.00 evaluated holistically
- Observation hours
- 30 hours of observation in at least two settings is recommended, not required
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application materials
- Personal essay on OTCAS
- Two letters of recommendation
- Approved background check before matriculation
- Interview
- Successful completion of an admission interview
- Application route
- OTCAS (as stated by the program)
- International applicants
- The institution states it does not accept international applicants
- Intakes
- Spring
- Deadlines
- Application Deadline: December 7, 2026; Program Start: January 11, 2027 (priority deadline June 19, 2026)
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.
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)