Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
OTD Direct Entry (3+3 and 4+3 paths)
Awards: Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Trine University · Angola, Indiana
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance not confirmed
- Duration
- 3+3 path (six years) or 4+3 path (seven years)Full time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
Formally named OT pathway within a broader award
About this program
Trine admits incoming students to a direct-entry route with a reserved OTD seat, on a 3+3 path (undergraduate degree in three years) or a 4+3 path.
- School and department
- Trine 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
- Trine University
Combined program: awards and phases
One program with more than one award. It is counted once, and the professional phase is identified.
- Trine undergraduate degree (exercise science, applied health science or psychology)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.
No accreditation record for this program has been confirmed. Check ACOTE’s directory and ask the program.
Institutional accreditation
Higher Learning CommissionAccreditationaccredited by the Higher Learning CommissionStated by the school
Scope: Institution
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
- On campusCoursework is taught at the listed campus.
- Campus attendance
- Campus attendance not confirmed
- Study intensity
- Full time
In-person requirements
In-person requirements (labs, fieldwork, capstone, placements) are not published on the pages we checked. Ask the program before assuming any part is remote.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Angola, Indiana
- Teaching campus
- Trine University main campus
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- 3+3 path (six years) or 4+3 path (seven years)
Admissions
- Prior study
- Admission to Trine University in the exercise science, applied health science or psychology major
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 3Minimum 3.0 GPA (4.0 scale) on the high school transcript
- Observation hours
- Shadowing or previous occupational therapy experience is preferred but not required.
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application materials
- OTD direct entry application
- Brief essay
- Interview
- Interview with a Trine direct entry admission representative
- 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)