Post-professionalOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Occupational Therapy Doctorate (Post-Professional)
Awards: Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD)
Shawnee State University · No campus listed · institution headquartered in Ohio
- Pathway
- Post-professional education
- Coursework
- Online courseworkCampus attendance not required (as published)
- Duration
- As little as 16 months; 31-34 credit hoursPart time
- Tuition
- Not published
Post-professional education
About this program
Online post-professional OTD for practising occupational therapists, with 13-14 courses covering policy, clinical teaching, leadership and a four-part capstone.
- School and department
- Shawnee State University
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD)
- Browsing category
- Occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) · OTD
- Professional pathway
- Post-professional education
- Award status
- Credit-bearing academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding institution
- Shawnee State 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.
No accreditation record for this program has been confirmed. Check ACOTE’s directory and ask the program.
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
- Online courseworkCoursework is online. Labs, fieldwork, residencies and capstones may still be in person: check the practical requirements.
- Campus attendance
- Campus attendance not required (as published)
- Teaching mode
- Teaching mode not confirmed
- Study intensity
- Part timeCan be completed in as little as 16 months; breaks possible; 3 start dates per year; 7 or 14 week courses.
In-person requirements
- Capstone · requiredFour capstone courses (literature review, needs assessment, program development, dissemination) run through the program.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Portsmouth, Ohio
- Teaching campus
- No campus listed for this program
- Online enrollment eligibility
- The page says international students residing outside the United States may apply and enroll; no I-20 is issued and the program is completed from the student's home country.
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- As little as 16 months; 31-34 credit hours
- Credits
- 31 credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Entry-level master's degree in OT, or entry-level bachelor's degree in OT with a post-professional master's, from an ACOTE-accredited institution; overall graduate GPA of 3.0; 60+ graduate hours on entry
- Prior professional credential
- OT state licensure in states currently practising and NBCOT certification
- Minimum GPA
- 3
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application materials
- Completed application
- Transcripts
- Copy of current OT license
- Reflective personal essay
- Resume
- Two letters of recommendation
- Application route
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- The institution states that international students may apply
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)