Spalding University

Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy (ASOT)

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Degrees Offered

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Entry-Level Doctorate (OTD)

If you have already earned a bachelor’s degree in any field, you may apply to the OTD program. In just 9 trimesters (3 years), you will graduate with an Occupational Therapy Doctorate and be prepared to sit for the NBCOT exam.

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Post-Professional Doctorate (OTD)

Further your occupational therapy career with a post-professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate. If you already have a master’s in occupational therapy and want to expand your career options, the post-professional OTD offers a 100% online leadership track or a hybrid upper extremity rehabilitation track.

$85,570

Median Annual Wage for OTs in the US¹

14%

Increase in Occupational Therapist Employment From 2021 to 2031²

Up to 20%

OT Practitioners Report Flexibility to Change Practice Settings in a Given Year¹

1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022, September 8). Occupational therapists : Occupational outlook handbook. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved September 19, 2022, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/occupational-therapists.htm

2. AOTA, (n.d.). Occupational Therapy: Essential Through the Pandemic. Retrieved September 19, 2022, from https://www.aota.org/career/state-of-the-profession/occupational-therapy-essential-through-the-pandemic

Change Lives With an Occupational Therapy Degree

Spalding University’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program in the Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy (ASOT) prepares students to meet the needs of the times with compassionate action based upon best rehabilitation principles and evidence-based practice through community outreach, service, and research. The OTD offers students the opportunity to advance their preparation and application of in-depth knowledge in practice skills, research skills, administration, leadership, program and policy development, advocacy, education, and the application of theory.

The Occupational Therapy Doctorate will be the single point of entry into the profession of occupational therapy in the near future with an emphasis on scholarship, leadership and enhanced practitioner autonomy. We offer an entry-level OTD and a post-professional OTD.

Small Class Sizes, High Standards

The entry-level OTD has a maximum of 35 students per cohort. You will move throughout the 3-year program alongside our peers. The small group setting ensures high standards and accountability for both students and faculty.

OT Student and professor demonstrate moving from wheelchair to bed

Occupational therapy students working over practice patient in simulation lab.

Career Readiness

Through service-learning, field placements, and clinical practice you will have the opportunity to network and gain a greater understanding of the world and your place in it. Our downtown location connects you with community projects, local businesses, and nonprofit organizations.

Accreditation

Spalding University’s Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). That means that you are getting a quality education that follows industry best practices. Our goal is to achieve the best outcomes for every student.