Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Entry-Level Doctorate (OTD) of Occupational Therapy
Awards: Entry-Level Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, California
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance not confirmed
- Duration
- Not publishedFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Entry-level doctorate for students with a bachelor's in another field, built around four practice immersions, fieldwork and a 14-week capstone.
- School and department
- University of Southern California
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Entry-Level Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (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
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, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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 not confirmed
- Study intensity
- Full time
In-person requirements
- Fieldwork · requiredLevel I fieldwork embedded in practice immersions; two Level II experiences.
- Capstone · requiredFull-time 14-week doctoral capstone experience.
- 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
- Not published
- Credits
- 97 credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Bachelor's degree in a field other than occupational therapy
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 3Minimum 3.0 cumulative prerequisite GPA across six prerequisite courses completed within seven years; grade of C or higher in each.
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Prerequisite courses
- Anatomy with laboratory (one of six prerequisite courses; full list on the admissions page)
- Application route
- OTCAS (as stated by the program)
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Intakes
- Fall
- Deadlines
- Early Action: application verified by OTCAS by November 1, 2026 (decision by December 23, 2026); Regular Decision is rolling · this date has passed; check the current cycle
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, duration.
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)