Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Awards: Entry-level Doctor of Occupational Therapy (E-OTD)
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, Illinois
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance required
- Duration
- Two years, nine months, full-timeFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Full-time, two-year nine-month entry-level OTD delivered on UIC's west campus.
- School and department
- University of Illinois Chicago
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Entry-level Doctor of Occupational Therapy (E-OTD)
- 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 Illinois Chicago
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, Chicago IL (ACOTE program directory)
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
- On campusCoursework is taught at the listed campus.
- Campus attendance
- Campus attendance required
- Study intensity
- Full time
In-person requirements
- Capstone · requiredA doctoral capstone is part of the program.
- Capstone experience
- 14 weeks
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Teaching campus
- UIC west campus (Chicago)
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Two years, nine months, full-time
- Credits
- 110 credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Not published
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- 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.
Published outcomes
Reported by the program, with cohort, reporting period and denominator. Figures from different programs, years or definitions are not comparable.
graduation rate: 95%
Cohort: 2025 graduating class (first cohort) · Period: 2025 · Denominator: 40 entering, 1 withdrew for reasons other than academic performance, 37 graduating · 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)