Health sciences university · part of University of Texas System
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Laredo, Galveston, Texas · trading as UTMB
Post-professionalEntry-level OT
Overview
Public academic health center in Galveston, Texas, with entry-level OTD tracks in Galveston and Laredo and a 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
Entry-Level Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Galveston Track
Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
On campusUTMB Galveston
Tuition not published
Entry-level OT
Entry-Level Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Laredo Track
Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
HybridUTMB Laredo
Tuition not published
Post-professional education
Post-professional
Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD)
Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy
HybridUTMB Galveston
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.
UTMB Laredo
Laredo, Texas
UTMB Galveston
Galveston, Texas
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
Entry-Level Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Galveston Track
ACOTEAccreditationAccreditationVerified in official record
Scope: OT Doctorate program, University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston, TX) [Program Locations: Galveston and Laredo*, TX (*new location pending accreditation)]
Published term: Last on-site: 2021/2022; Next on-site: 2027/2028
Checked 3 November 2026
Entry-Level Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Laredo Track
ACOTEAccreditationCandidacyVerified in official record
The program has candidacy status. It is not fully accredited.
Scope: OT Doctorate program, University of Texas Medical Branch - Laredo Campus (Laredo, TX) [Developing additional location of U. of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas]
Published term: Next on-site: 2027/2028
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)