Post-Professional Occupational Therapy | Online

A 36-credit online post-professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate for licensed occupational therapists with a master's or bachelor's in OT, including a capstone process. Full-time students can finish in as few as five semesters and part-time students in eight.

Official program name

Post-Professional Occupational Therapy | Online

Awarded degree

Occupational Therapy Doctorate

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Degree level

Doctoral — professional doctorate

University

University of Southern Maine — Occupational Therapy

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Administering location

Portland, MEWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.

Subject

Occupational Therapy

Required credits

36 required credit hours

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Duration

as few as 5 semesters full-time; 8 semesters part-time (5 semesters only with full-time study)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Start terms

Fall, Spring, Summer

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Teaching language

English (not separately stated)

Academic delivery

Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Campus visits

Campus visits: not verified

Practical placement

Placement requirement: not verified

Class schedule

Not verified

Study intensity

Full-time, Part-time

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Prior degree

RequiredMaster's or bachelor's degree in occupational therapy.

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional license

RequiredOccupational therapy license.

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Minimum GPA

RequiredMinimum 3 — GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Recommendation letters

Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation.

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Interview

RequiredQualified applicants are invited to interview with faculty.

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test

Not required

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

• Application deadline

  Rolling admission · for Fall

  The university does not print a year with this date.

  Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026
  Rolling

• Application deadline

  Rolling admission · for Spring

  The university does not print a year with this date.

  Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026
  Rolling

• Application deadline

  Rolling admission · for Summer

  The university does not print a year with this date.

  Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026
  Rolling

Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Institutional accreditation

• New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

• USM is a member of NC-SARA, which covers distance education and on-site experiences outside Maine such as clinical placements and internships. Official pageSource: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

• The University cannot confirm that its courses or degree programs meet the requirements for professional licensure outside of Maine, with the exception of those states indicated within specific program listings State-by-state disclosureSource: usm.maine.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Accreditation and state authorization do not establish that a program meets licensure requirements in your state.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

1. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
2. usm.maine.edu/academics/academic_programs/post-professional-occupational-therapy/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
3. usm.maine.edu/provost/state-authorization/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026

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