Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance required
- Duration
- three yearsFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Three-year entry-level OT doctorate delivered on campus in Fayetteville with integrated fieldwork and a third-year capstone.
- School and department
- University of ArkansasProgram in Occupational Therapy
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- 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 Arkansas
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, listed by ACOTE with note: offered at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
Published term: Next on-site: 2028/2029 (Last on-site: 2021/2022)
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 timeLock-step; courses offered once per year
In-person requirements
- Fieldwork · requiredFieldwork integrated throughout the program.
- Capstone · requiredThird year includes a capstone experience with a culminating project.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Teaching campus
- Fayetteville campus50 N. Harmon Ave.
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- three years
- Credits
- 115 credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Post-baccalaureate entry
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- GRE is not required
- Application route
- OTCAS (as stated by the program)2028 cohort: OTCAS opened Aug. 5, 2026 and closes April 2027; application deadline is in May and the portal may close sooner if the cohort fills
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Intakes
- Spring
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
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: 88% (71 of 79 admitted, three entering cohorts combined as published)
Cohort: Entering 2021-2023 to 2023-2025 · Period: Three years · Denominator: 79 students admitted · Source
NBCOT exam pass rate: 100% (22 of 22 new graduates tested)
Cohort: 2025 new graduates · Period: Year 2025 · Denominator: 22 new graduates tested · New graduate = candidate who completes the exam within one year of graduation date · Source
NBCOT exam pass rate: 96% (22 of 23 new graduates tested)
Cohort: 2024 new graduates · Period: Year 2024 · Denominator: 23 new graduates tested · New graduate = candidate who completes the exam within one year of graduation date · 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)