Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Entry-Level Dual-Degree BS in Health Science Studies/Doctor of Occupational Therapy (4+2)
Awards: Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Quinnipiac University · Hamden, Connecticut
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- HybridCampus attendance not confirmed
- Duration
- 6 years (4 undergraduate + 2 graduate)Full time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
Formally named OT pathway within a broader award
About this program
Six-year dual degree: a bachelor's in four years followed by two years of graduate OT study leading to the entry-level OTD, with fieldwork and a 14-week capstone.
- School and department
- Quinnipiac 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
- Quinnipiac University
Combined program: awards and phases
One program with more than one award. It is counted once, and the professional phase is identified.
- BS in Health Science StudiesBachelor’s degree · Pre-professional phase
- Doctor of Occupational TherapyOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD) · Professional phase
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, Hamden, CT (ACOTE school directory row lists both the post-baccalaureate OTD and the BS/OTD dual-degree pages)
Published term: Last on-site: 2022/2023; Next on-site: 2029/2030
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 · requiredA pair of 12-week full-time fieldwork experiences: one traditional and one non-traditional.
- Capstone · required14-week doctoral capstone with a scholarly project.
- Level II fieldwork
- a pair of 12-week, full-time fieldwork experiences
- 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
- Hamden, Connecticut
- Teaching campus
- Mount Carmel campus275 Mount Carmel Avenue
- 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
- 6 years (4 undergraduate + 2 graduate)
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)