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Occupational Therapy: Post-Professional Doctorate

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Application Deadlines

Fall: Jan 15 Priority Deadline, Rolling through Aug 1
Spring:
Summer: n/a

School/Department

Occupational Therapy

Program Director

Margaret Morris

Contact

gradadmissions@tufts.edu

Format

Online

Commitment Options

Part-time

Average Duration

Part-time program to be completed in 5 semesters within two years.

Credits

Tuition per Credit

$1233

Eligible for Aid/Scholarship

Yes

Overview

The Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (PPOTD) is for occupational therapists who already have a master's degree. In the online Post-Professional Doctoral program, you'll prepare to fulfill leadership roles that will make an impact on individuals and groups in such areas as health, functioning, wellness, and quality of life.

Program Outcomes

As a student in the PPOTD, you'll build your skills in leadership and evidence-based assessment in your area of practice specialization. You will develop critical thinking to address advanced practice, policy, and professional issues. In addition, you'll work on communicating, interpreting, and disseminating the results of your learning and research to both internal and external audiences. Under the advisement of faculty sponsors, you'll plan and develop a comprehensive leadership project in an area of specialty that can be either community or clinically based.

Application Requirements

Application Fee
Resume/CV
Personal Statement: Guidelines for Personal Statement (limit 3 pages double-spaced): What are your plans for graduate study as related to your future career as a leader in occupational therapy? Please address your specialty focus.
- The Leadership Project is an important part of the OTD program. Please indicate your current ideas about your project.
- In what ways do your academic background and recent professional experience point to your potential for success as a doctoral student and as a leader in occupational therapy? Please give specific examples of relevant coursework and/or experience.
- Is there any further information we should consider in assessing your candidacy?
GRE General Test scores are not required for applicants who have a degree from an accredited U.S. institution by time of enrollment. GRE scores are required for applicants who received a degree from an institution outside of the U.S.
Official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test, if applicable
Transcripts
Two Letters of Recommendation
Certificate of Hepatitis B Vaccination upon enrollment

Note: Applicants to the post-professional and certificate programs apply through Tufts' application.

Please contact Jill Rocca, Occupational Therapy Admissions Coordinator, if you have any questions about the application process.

Prerequisites

One course in Introductory Statistics and one course in graduate-level Research Methods. The prerequisite course must be passed with a grade of B- or better and taken at an accredited college.
Note: NBCOT credentialing before entry in the OTD is strongly recommended. Those not credentialed in occupational therapy at entry will be given provisional acceptance into the OTD Program and NBCOT credentialing must be achieved by the end of the first semester of the program. It is expected that all applicants are licensed or eligible for licensing in the United States.