Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (Hybrid option)
Awards: Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Northern Arizona University · Phoenix, Arizona
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- HybridCampus attendance required
- Duration
- 28 months including fieldwork and the capstone in the final semesterFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Entry-level OTD, hybrid option: asynchronous remote lectures plus mandatory weekend labs in Phoenix; same curriculum and length as the in-person option.
- School and department
- Northern Arizona 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
- Northern Arizona 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: Same ACOTE directory listing (1-24% distance education); the hybrid option is described on the NAU pages as sharing the same curriculum
Published term: Next on-site: 2032/2033 (Last on-site: 2022/2023)
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
- Asynchronous coursework
- Study intensity
- Full timeFull-time cohort; up to 30 students admitted each year
In-person requirements
- Labs · requiredIn-person labs on weekends (Friday-Sunday), eight times each semester at the Phoenix campus.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Flagstaff, Arizona
- Teaching campus
- Phoenix Biomedical Campus (Phoenix Bioscience Core)435 N 5th Street
- Online enrollment eligibility
- Enrollment states not listed on the pages fetched.
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- 28 months including fieldwork and the capstone in the final semester
Admissions
- Prior study
- Bachelor's or Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 3Cumulative 3.0 or above preferred; applicants below 3.0 may be considered with a 3.0 in prerequisite coursework
- Observation hours
- 80Minimum of 80 total hours: 40 observation and 40 volunteer
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application route
- Other application routeNAU Graduate Application; OTCAS is no longer required. The NAU OT application opens July 21, 2026 for the cohort starting Fall 2027.
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Intakes
- Fall 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.
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)