Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Entry-Level Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
Awards: Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, Alabama
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance required
- Duration
- Eight semestersFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Eight-semester, on-campus entry-level clinical OTD with 107 program credit hours, off-campus fieldwork and a capstone.
- School and department
- University of Alabama at BirminghamDepartment of Occupational Therapy
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Clinical Doctorate in 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
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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: Entry-level OT doctoral program, Birmingham AL, as listed in the ACOTE directory
Published term: Next on-site: 2029/2030 (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
- On campusCoursework is taught at the listed campus.
- Campus attendance
- Campus attendance required
- Study intensity
- Full timeEight semesters starting in summer; courses offered only once a year
In-person requirements
- Fieldwork · requiredOff-campus fieldwork and capstone experiences.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Teaching campus
- Birmingham campusSchool of Health Professions, 1720 Second Avenue South
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Eight semesters
- Credits
- 107 credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution (or completed before the admission year)
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 3Overall 3.0 as calculated by OTCAS or 3.0 in the last 60 hours; 3.0 on prerequisite courses
- Observation hours
- 20At least 20 hours of observation of occupational therapy; various settings recommended
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Interview
- Interview with department faculty if invited
- Application route
- OTCAS (as stated by the program)Overall GPA is stated as calculated by OTCAS
- 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.
Published outcomes
Reported by the program, with cohort, reporting period and denominator. Figures from different programs, years or definitions are not comparable.
graduation rate: 86% (49 of 58 entering)
Cohort: Graduation year 2025 · Period: Graduation year 2025 · Denominator: 58 students entering · ACOTE graduation rate: graduated according to the published program length · Source
graduation rate: 91% (161 of 178 entering, three graduation years)
Cohort: Graduation years 2023-2025 · Period: 2023-2025 · Denominator: 178 students entering · ACOTE graduation rate: graduated according to the published program length · Source
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)