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Post-Professional Doctorate (OTD)
of Occupational Therapy

The Post-Professional Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program is a clinical doctorate for:

• Occupational therapists who have already received a degree in occupational therapy; or
• Occupational therapy students currently pursuing their Master’s degree at USC Chan.

If you are currently a student in the USC Chan Entry-Level Master’s degree program (please note that this program is no longer accepting applicants) or USC Chan Post-Professional Master’s degree program, please refer to the information for Current USC Chan MA Students.

If you are an alumni of USC Chan, or if you received your entry-level occupational therapy degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s) from a program other than USC Chan, please refer to the information for OT Graduates and Practitioners.

If you have not received a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in occupational therapy, please refer to the information for the Entry-Level Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program.

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USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE). The USC entry-level OTD degree program (cost of attendance) has been granted Candidacy Status by ACOTE. View our program’s ACOTE standards public data. ACOTE c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929, (301) 652-6611 x2914, acoteonline.org

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for certification by National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at secure.nbcot.org/data/schoolstats.aspx.