Graduation Requirements
The following table summarizes what is required for graduation from the Wagner College Occupational Therapy Program to earn a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD) degree, be considered “an entry-level generalist occupational therapy practitioner,” and be eligible to sit for the National Board for the Certification of Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Certification Exam which enables graduates to apply for licensure to practice occupational therapy in the state or states of their choice.
The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) Educational Standards and Wagner College require a bachelor’s degree earned over three to four years of full-time undergraduate or pre-professional study (which is inclusive of required professional phase prerequisite coursework) from a regionally accredited institution to be eligible to enter the graduate-level professional phase of study to earn an entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree. Therefore, the minimum of six years of total full-time study is required to earn the OTD degree.
All questions related to the graduation requirements should be directed to the program director.
| Satisfactory Completion of the Program of Study (Professional phase) |
F2F | In-person/face-to-face, on-campus didactic courses, laboratories, embedded experiential learning opportunities. |
| FT | Full-time study (Cohort model) |
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| 108 | Total credits (Including Level II fieldwork and doctoral capstone work) |
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| 31 | Total courses (Including Level II fieldwork and doctoral capstone work) |
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| → | Please refer to the program curriculum sequence, individual course descriptions, and program student progression standards and policies. | |
| Program Progression Timelines | Across 9 | Semesters (summer, fall, spring) per each program year (PY) |
| Over
3 |
Calendar years (Including Level II fieldwork and doctoral capstone work) |
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| 36 | Calendar months (Including Level II fieldwork and doctoral capstone work) |
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| 24 weeks | Full-time Level II Fieldwork (Year 3, semesters 1 and 2) | |
| 14 weeks | Full-time Doctoral Capstone Experience (Year 3, semester 3) (Inclusive of interrelated Doctoral Capstone Project) |
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| Didactic →
(18) → Experiential |
Students must complete 24 weeks of Level II fieldwork as well as an individual 14-week capstone experience within 18 months following the completion of the didactic portion of the program. The doctoral capstone experience must be started after completion of all coursework and Level II fieldwork as well as completion of preparatory activities as defined in 2018 ACOTE OTD Standard D.1.3. | |
| Additional Expectations & Requirements | → | Please also refer to the following program standards and policies published in the Wagner College Occupational Therapy Program Student Handbook:
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| √ | All applicable Wagner College policies, procedures, and expectations | |
| √ | Payment of all student tuition and fees (See published rates for program tuition and student fees) |