Edgewood College’s Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program is an accelerated, fully hybrid OTD program with no residency requirement. This means that you don’t have to move away to receive a high-quality education in occupational therapy. Our hybrid program has a multitude of benefits for today’s learners. In a shorter timeframe than most traditional programs, you’ll graduate with a doctorate degree, opening doors and preparing you for a meaningful life as an occupational therapist.
Join A Community of OTs Committed to Building a Just and Compassionate World
At Edgewood College, your OT education is:
With our accelerated format, you’ll receive focused, rigorous and high-quality OT education that empowers you to move from classes to a career in OT in just two years.
Our OTD program encourages you to discover and pursue what inspires you. At Edgewood College, you’ll receive an occupational therapy education centered on intellect, spirit, imagination, and heart.
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Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at Edgewood College.
Pursue a purposeful life through a career in occupational therapy.
As an occupational therapist, you can bring positive change every day as you inspire people to achieve their goals. You’ll work with clients in all stages of life and in a variety of settings that may include clients’ homes, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient clinics, community settings and more. Occupations are meaningful everyday activities and your work as an occupational therapist focuses on incorporating these into the rehabilitation process after an accident, injury, disease or condition that may have made participation challenging. Your work will make a huge difference to the people you serve.
Investing in occupational therapy education is an investment in your future and in a meaningful career. By investing in a Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree from Edgewood College, you’ll begin your work as an OT sooner and with an advanced degree that opens doors to additional professional opportunities. There is a need for compassionate difference makers like you! The occupational therapy field will continue to grow over the next decade, with tens of thousands of occupational therapists needed in communities across the country.
Program Accreditation
The entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program has applied for accreditation and has been granted Candidacy Status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its web address is www.acoteonline.org. The program must have a preaccreditation review, complete an on-site evaluation, and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). In addition, all states require licensure to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. A felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.