University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Health Professions, Department of Occupational Therapy
Birmingham, Alabama · trading as UAB
Post-professionalEntry-level OT
Overview
Public research university in Birmingham, Alabama; its Department of Occupational Therapy (School of Health Professions) offers an entry-level OTD, a post-professional OTD and graduate certificates.
Subject focus recorded: Adult rehabilitation
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
Entry-Level Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
On campusEight semestersBirmingham campus
Tuition not published
Post-professional education
Post-professional
Post-Professional Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (post-professional)
Online courseworkNo campus listed
Tuition not published
Post-professional
Vision Rehabilitation Graduate Certificate
Vision Rehabilitation Graduate Certificate
Adult rehabilitationOnline courseworkSix courses, one per semesterNo 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.
Birmingham campus
School of Health Professions, 1720 Second Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama
Accreditation
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Program accreditation
Entry-Level Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
ACOTEAccreditationAccreditationVerified in official record
Scope: Entry-level OT doctoral program, Birmingham AL, as listed in the ACOTE directory
Published term: Next on-site: 2029/2030 (Last on-site: 2022/2023)
Checked 3 November 2026
Post-Professional Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
ACOTEAccreditationACOTE accreditation covers the entry-level OTD; the post-professional OTD is not an entry-level programStated by the school
Program-level entry-level accreditation does not apply to this kind of program (for example a post-professional certificate or research degree).
Scope: Post-professional OTD does not provide entry-level preparation, per the program page
Checked 3 November 2026
Published outcomes
School-reported figures, shown with their cohort, reporting period and denominator. They are not independently audited unless stated and are not comparable across schools.
graduation rate: 86% (49 of 58 entering) (cohort: Graduation year 2025; period: Graduation year 2025; denominator: 58 students entering)
ACOTE graduation rate: graduated according to the published program length Source
graduation rate: 91% (161 of 178 entering, three graduation years) (cohort: Graduation years 2023-2025; period: 2023-2025; denominator: 178 students entering)
ACOTE graduation rate: graduated according to the published program length Source
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)