Doing things we want to do, need to do and love to do allows us to live life to the fullest. As health professionals, occupational therapists work with individuals and populations to enhance, support and help restore meaningful engagement in valued activities that may otherwise be compromised by health, age, injury, illness or circumstances. Through doing, occupational therapists promote health and participation for people across the lifespan.
Our Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Occupational Therapy program is built on a foundation of 50 years of academic excellence promoting clinical leaders within the OT field. The program is designed to be completed in 3 full-time years (including summer sessions) for a total of 115 credits.
Our curriculum consists of 4 components organized in tiers:
Didactic coursework is delivered using a combination of face-to-face and online/hybrid learning.
Percentage of 2023 graduates who passed the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy exam.
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Earning a Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) or Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) degree allows you to take the national certification exam and become a licensed occupational therapist. Our degrees in occupational therapy position graduates to promote health and participation for people across the lifespan — whether you are a newcomer to the field or an experienced practitioner looking to advance your credentials.
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The Mission of the Department of Occupational Therapy at Quinnipiac University is to provide high-quality education to develop occupational therapy practitioner-scholars as well as OT scholar-leaders at both entry and advanced practice levels. In all programs, students will gain the broad-based knowledge and skills needed to influence meaningful change in the health and functioning of individuals, populations and communities.
We are recognized for programs that are models for innovative occupational therapy education; faculty who are role models of excellence in practice, service leadership, teaching and clinical scholarship; and graduates who are forward thinking, compassionate, inclusive and competent occupational therapists. We strive for excellence and endeavor to educate our students to meet and exceed our program learning outcomes.
Graduates of the occupational therapy program will demonstrate competency in:
This is the first post-baccalaureate doctorate program in Connecticut, built on 50 years of tradition and excellence in OT education at Quinnipiac.
Being an American Occupational Therapy Association fellow provides these faculty with a vast network of information and resources for keeping pace with an evolving profession.
| Graduating Year | Students Graduated/Entered | Graduation Rate |
| 2023 | 17/20 | 85% |
Graduation Rate from the past 3 years (2021-2023): 85%
Total number of students graduating: 17
Total numbers of students entering: 20
The National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy only posts the names of successful candidates. The final count of new grads taking the exam is provided at the end of the calendar year. Information about the program's performance in the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) exam may be accessed and verified through the NBCOT website.
The Quinnipiac University Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its web address is acoteonline.org.
Graduates of the program 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 in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.
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