Entry-level OTOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Awards: Doctor of Occupational Therapy
University of Southern Indiana · Evansville, Indiana
- Pathway
- Entry-level occupational therapist education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance required
- Duration
- Three years, including two summersFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Entry-level occupational therapist education
About this program
Three-year full-time, in-person entry-level OTD for students holding a bachelor’s degree; the page states the program has ACOTE Candidacy Status and Fall 2027 applications run October 2026 to February 2027.
- School and department
- University of Southern Indiana
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Doctor of 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 Southern Indiana
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.
ACOTEAccreditationCandidacyVerified in official record
The program has candidacy status. It is not fully accredited.
Scope: OT Doctorate, Evansville IN (ACOTE school directory)
Published term: Next on-site: 2026/2027
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
In-person requirements (labs, fieldwork, capstone, placements) are not published on the pages we checked. Ask the program before assuming any part is remote.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Evansville, Indiana
- Teaching campus
- University of Southern Indiana (Evansville)
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Three years, including two summers
Admissions
- Prior study
- Baccalaureate degree in any major with required prerequisite courses completed
- 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
- Intakes
- Fall 2027
- Deadlines
- Applications open October 1, 2026, through February 15, 2027, for Fall 2027 start
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.
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)