Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Awards: Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Howard University · Washington, Washington, DC
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- HybridCampus attendance not confirmed
- Duration
- three yearsFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Three-year entry-level OTD with 96 credits, 24 weeks of Level II fieldwork and a 14-week doctoral capstone; ACOTE lists 25-49% distance content.
- School and department
- Howard 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
- Howard 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, Washington, DC (ACOTE school directory)
Published term: Last on-site: 2023/2024; Next on-site: 2030/2031
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 not confirmed
- Teaching mode
- Teaching mode not confirmed
- Study intensity
- Full time
In-person requirements
- Fieldwork · required24 weeks of Level II fieldwork.
- Capstone · requiredIndividual 14-week capstone experience started after coursework and Level II fieldwork.
- Level II fieldwork
- 24 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
- Washington, Washington, DC
- Teaching campus
- Howard University, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences801 N. Capitol St. NE
- Online enrollment eligibility
- Not confirmed. An online program of a university in one state is not automatically available in every state.
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- three years
- Credits
- 96 credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Undergraduate degree from an accredited university or college
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 3
- Observation hours
- 40
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Prerequisite courses
- Developmental Psychology or Human Growth & Development (3)
- Abnormal Psychology or Psychopathology (3)
- Gross Anatomy (4)
- Physiology (4)
- Sociology (3)
- Application materials
- CPR certificate
- Three letters of recommendation
- Interview
- Participation in a personal interview
- Application route
- OTCAS (as stated by the program)Application cycle opens each year in September and closes on March 15
- 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)