Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Bachelor's to Doctorate (BS to OTD) in Occupational Therapy
Awards: Doctor of Occupational Therapy (accelerated BS-OTD)
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, California
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance not confirmed
- Duration
- Two additional years after the bachelor's instead of the traditional threeFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Accelerated route in which students major in occupational therapy as undergraduates and then complete the entry-level OTD in two additional years instead of three.
- School and department
- University of Southern California
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy (accelerated BS-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 Southern California
Combined program: awards and phases
One program with more than one award. It is counted once, and the professional phase is identified.
- Bachelor of Science in Occupational TherapyBachelor’s degree · Pre-professional phase
- Entry-Level 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.
ACOTEAccreditationStatus not confirmedNot verified
No current accreditation record has been confirmed for this program.
Scope: The ACOTE directory lists one USC OT Doctorate row; this combined BS-OTD route is not separately identified there. The program page states its professional coursework is required by ACOTE.
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
- Fieldwork · requiredLevel I from spring of the senior year; Level II in years five and six.
- Level II fieldwork
- One 12-week full-time and one 24-week part-time Level II experience
- 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
- Los Angeles, California
- Teaching campus
- USC Health Sciences Campus (Chan Division)1540 Alcazar Street, CHP-133
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Two additional years after the bachelor's instead of the traditional three
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.
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)