Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy

About the Doctor of Occupational Therapy

The Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) online program is an established degree program offered by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Health Professions. This fully online degree program is designed for licensed occupational therapists who have earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree in occupational therapy and want to elevate their professional occupational therapy degree to the doctoral level. As the program phases out, the final appliation deadline is July 20, 2026 for matriculuation in the fall of 2026.

The online OTD program provides licensed occupational therapists with the advanced knowledge and
practice skills needed to elevate their professional competencies, advance their careers, and position
them for leadership roles within the health care environment and academic roles within OT education.

Online Degree Flexibility for Occupational Therapy Professionals

The post-professional OTD is offered fully online, allowing students the ability to participate in academic studies while maintaining their employment as an occupational therapist. The program format is also an ideal method for professionals to immediately apply what they learn in the program to real-world professional OTD practice situations.

Accreditation: The Online Doctor of Occupational Therapy

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center post-professional OTD program has been approved by the Texas Higher Educational Coordinating Board (THECB). The Post-Professional OTD received accreditation in 2020. The final cohort will be admitted in the fall of 2026 in a lock-step format to close out the program.

I work full-time and have a family, so I was looking for a school that could accommodate that. TTUHSC gives me the flexibility I need to take courses online, while also focusing on work and family. I value the faculty that respect and understand that we are all adults in the same field who are working towards furthering our education.

Angela Saul