Doctor of Occupational Therapy: Post-Professional (Online)

An accelerated way to earn your doctorate

Alvernia University’s online post-professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) is the highest level of formal education available to entry-level occupational therapists. (Read a brief explainer on entry-level OT degrees.) The doctorate, which focuses on program development, prepares therapists to address the occupational needs of people of all ages with a broad exposure to traditional and community-based practice settings and areas. This OTD program is designed for students who have earned a master's degree in Occupational Therapy and have completed all prerequisites. The OTD is offered over eight mods requiring 16 months of study, including foundational, professional and fieldwork. It follows a year-round curriculum sequence: spring, summer, fall, spring.

Benefits of the program include:

• A fully online, flexible format designed for working professionals
• Optional check-in meetings with faculty via Zoom
• An accelerated 16-month completion time to earn the OTD and the Graduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership
• Interdisciplinary coursework led by experts in their field
• Individualized Capstone Projects, which allow students to work with a faculty mentor to develop a new service or program
  
   

*Eligible for an Alvernia alumni discount of 25 percent or an AOTA member partner discount of 20%.