Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTA to OTD bridge)
Awards: Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Southern California University of Health Sciences · Whittier, California
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- HybridCampus attendance required
- Duration
- 2 years and 3 monthsFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Accelerated entry-level OTD with live online coursework and campus intensives that lets students enter with 90 or more undergraduate credits and earn a bachelor's alongside the doctorate; ACOTE lists it as an OTA-to-OT bridge format.
- School and department
- Southern California University of Health Sciences
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
- Southern California University of Health Sciences
- Bridge program
- Yes, as the school describes it. Check the school for the exact eligibility rules.
Combined program: awards and phases
One program with more than one award. It is counted once, and the professional phase is identified.
- Bachelor's degree (title not stated on the program page)Bachelor’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, Program Format: Bridge (OTA to OT Education), Southern California University of Health Sciences, Whittier, CA
Published term: Next on-site: 2031/2032
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 online teaching
- Study intensity
- Full timeFull-time, online-hybrid, about 2 years and 3 months
In-person requirements
- Labs · requiredStudents come to campus at the end of each term for hands-on clinical training.
- Clinical or community placement · requiredClinical rotations in year 2, near home subject to availability or in another U.S. city.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Clinical rotations near home (subject to availability) or in a new city within the U.S.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Whittier, California
- Teaching campus
- Southern California University of Health Sciences16200 Amber Valley Drive
- Online enrollment eligibility
- Not confirmed. An online program of a university in one state is not automatically available in every state.
- Fieldwork location
- Clinical rotations near home (subject to availability) or in a new city within the U.S.
Duration and credits
- Duration
- 2 years and 3 months
Admissions
- Prior study
- 90+ undergraduate credits (a completed bachelor's degree is not required)
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- No GRE requirement
- Application route
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Intakes
- Fall
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)