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The Department of Occupational Therapy will be holding Question & Answer Information Sessions regarding the admission/application process for our Doctoral Program.
Join us for our upcoming Information Sessions on Zoom
April 19, 2023
June 14, 2023
July 12, 2023
August 16, 2023
September 13, 2023
October 18, 2023
All OTDE Information Sessions will be on a Wednesday at 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Learn more about our Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program
Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Degree
The Occupational Therapy Department offers a 3.5-year entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) degree. UTRGV provides the entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate on the Edinburg campus in Edinburg, Tx. The application deadline is November 1.
The Texas Higher Educational Coordinating Board (THECB) and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) have approved the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) degree program. The Occupational Therapy Program has been granted Candidacy Status through the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). New admissions to the master's degree program are no longer accepted.
For more information regarding accreditation, contact:
ACOTE, c/o Accreditation Department
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
Tel.: (301) 652-6611
Fax: (301) 652-7711
(TDD): (800) 377-8555
Email: accred@aota.org
Web site: www.acoteonline.org
Program Outcomes
The occupational therapy program is transitioning to the doctoral level; following the graduation of the first OTD class, outcomes of program graduates and graduation rates will be reported.
Program outcome for the master's degree (MS.) Graduation Rate is:
| Graduation Year |
Student Entered |
Student Graduated |
Graduation Rate |
| 2019 | 31 | 29 | 94% |
| 2020 | n/a | Due to COVID-19 postponed to spring 2021 | n/a |
| 2021 | 54 | 52 (two classes) | 96% |
| Total | 85 | 81 | 95% |
Program results from the National Board for Certification Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Examination Pass NBCOT can be found at: https://secure.nbcot.org/data/schoolstats.aspx