University
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
Entry-level OTPost-professional
Overview
Public university in Springfield, Missouri, offering an entry-level Master of Occupational Therapy, an entry-level OTD in ACOTE preaccreditation, and an online post-professional OTD.
Accreditation applies to a specific program and location, not to the school as a whole: see each program and the Accreditation section below.
Programs
Each program is listed with its exact award and professional pathway. Tuition, delivery, admissions and accreditation belong to the program, not to the school as a whole.
Entry-level occupational therapist education
Entry-level OT
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)
Master of Occupational Therapy
On campus24 monthsMissouri State University - Springfield
Tuition not published
Entry-level OT
Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy (EL-OTD)
Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy
On campus3 years (9 semesters, 156 weeks)Missouri State University - Springfield
Tuition not published
Post-professional education
Post-professional
Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PP-OTD)
Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Online courseworkNo campus listed
Tuition not published
Teaching locations
Places where teaching actually happens, kept separate from the headquarters address. Online coursework is not tied to a location, and fieldwork sites are described on each program.
Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, Missouri
Accreditation
Shown exactly as the accreditor’s record words it, with scope, term and the date we checked. Accreditation of a program is not a degree’s guarantee of a license or of NBCOT eligibility.
Program accreditation
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)
ACOTEAccreditationAccreditationVerified in official record
Scope: OT Masters, Springfield, MO (ACOTE school directory listing)
Published term: Last on-site: 2023/2024; Next on-site: 2033/2034
Checked 3 November 2026
Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy (EL-OTD)
ACOTEAccreditationPreaccreditationVerified in official record
The program has preaccreditation status. It is not fully accredited and has not yet enrolled graduates who are eligible on that basis.
Scope: OT Doctorate, Springfield, MO (ACOTE school directory listing)
Published term: Last on-site: none printed; Next on-site: 2026/2027
Checked 3 November 2026
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the school’s own pages and from official records, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 3 November 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 3 November 2026)