Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Awards: Occupational Therapy Doctorate degree (OTD)
University of South Alabama · Mobile, Alabama
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance not confirmed
- Duration
- Eight consecutive semestersFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Entry-level OTD (114 semester hours over eight consecutive semesters) that replaced the department's master's program from Fall 2023.
- School and department
- University of South AlabamaDepartment of Occupational Therapy
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Occupational Therapy Doctorate degree (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 South Alabama
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, Mobile AL, as listed in the ACOTE directory
Published term: Next on-site: 2032/2033 (Last on-site: 2025/2026)
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 timeEight consecutive semesters; one cohort admitted each fall
In-person requirements
- Fieldwork · requiredAll Level II fieldwork must be completed within 12 months following completion of academic requirements.
- Capstone · requiredA doctoral capstone is part of the program.
- Level II fieldwork
- All Level II fieldwork must be completed within 12 months following completion of academic requirements.
- 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
- Mobile, Alabama
- Teaching campus
- Mobile campus5721 USA Drive North
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Eight consecutive semesters
- Credits
- 114 semester credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Not published
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application materials
- OTCAS application
- Supplemental application
- Matriculation fee
- Observation hours form
- Application route
- OTCAS (as stated by the program)OTCAS opens in July of the year before entry
- 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)