Post-professionalOccupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
Occupational Therapy, Post-Professional DrOT
Awards: Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (DrOT)
Valparaiso University · No campus listed · institution headquartered in Indiana
- Pathway
- Post-professional education
- Coursework
- Online courseworkCampus attendance not confirmed
- Duration
- Four semesters and a capstone, completion in as few as 18 monthsPart time
- Tuition
- Not published
Post-professional education
About this program
Fully online 30-credit post-professional doctorate for practising occupational therapists, combining asynchronous learning with scheduled synchronous sessions.
- School and department
- Valparaiso University
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (DrOT)
- Browsing category
- Occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) · DrOT
- Professional pathway
- Post-professional education
- Award status
- Credit-bearing academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding institution
- Valparaiso University
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.
No accreditation record for this program has been confirmed. Check ACOTE’s directory and ask the program.
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
- Online courseworkCoursework is online. Labs, fieldwork, residencies and capstones may still be in person: check the practical requirements.
- Campus attendance
- Campus attendance not confirmed
- Teaching mode
- Live and asynchronous
- Study intensity
- Part timeFour semesters and a capstone; completion in as few as 18 months. Fall, spring and summer starts.
In-person requirements
- Capstone · requiredA required capstone project integrates research, leadership and advanced practice.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Valparaiso, Indiana
- Teaching campus
- No campus listed for this program
- Online enrollment eligibility
- Not confirmed. An online program of a university in one state is not automatically available in every state.
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Four semesters and a capstone, completion in as few as 18 months
- Credits
- 30 credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Bachelor's or master's degree in occupational therapy from a regionally accredited college or university
- Prior professional credential
- Current state OT licensure in good standing and current NBCOT registration; at least one year of work experience as an occupational therapist
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application materials
- Graduate application
- Official transcripts
- CV or resume
- 1-2 page reflective essay
- Application route
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Intakes
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
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)