OTD Occupational Therapy at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

The OTD is a post-baccalaureate full-time on-campus doctorate of 115 credit hours over 3 years with off-campus fieldwork and a doctoral capstone. Graduates are eligible to sit for the NBCOT exam.

Faculty: Graduate School | Department: Department of Communication Disorders and Occupational Therapy | Duration: 3 years (9 semesters), full-time on campus, 115 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Year one covers Theory and Foundations of Occupational Therapy, research fundamentals and anatomy; year two covers Functional Neurology, Research Methods, Leadership and Management and Fieldwork IIA; year three covers Transitions and Life Design, Fieldwork IIB and doctoral capstone courses.

Career pathways

Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR) after passing NBCOT and state licensure.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission Requirements: Abnormal Psychology — 3 Credit Hours Human Anatomy with lab — If anatomy and physiology are offered together as one course, then two semesters must be taken (example: Anatomy and Physiology I & II). There must be a lab component reflected. Human Physiology with lab — If anatomy and physiology are offered together as one course, then two semesters must be taken (example: Anatomy and Physiology I & II). There must be a lab component reflected. Developmental Psychology- 3 Credit Hours (Lifespan) Statistics- 3 Credit Hours

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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