Degree Options
Entry Level OTD (6 year program)
Consider what Duquesne has to offer:
- Duquesne University top tier rankings in U.S. & News Reports, Princeton Review and Forbes (Best Colleges, Best Values, Best Graduate Schools)
- Competitive National Program Ranking
- Small Class Sizes ensuring student-centered focus
- Professional doctorate degree (OTD) with option for MS
- Freshman direct admit into the OT program - no reapplication required
- 100% pass rate for National Certification program for all test takers; 95% 4-year average for 1st time test takers
- 100% job placement in the profession
- OT-related coursework in every year of study
- Well-equipped teaching/learning laboratories
- Cadaveric anatomy course with dissection
- Strong, deep community learning partners ensuring multiple opportunities for community engaged learning
- Fieldwork Education experiences available in medical, school, community and emerging practice settings
- Curriculum flexibility offers opportunities to pursue minors (e.g. psychology, special education, business) and specialty certifications
- Study Abroad opportunities in 1st or 2nd year of curriculum
- Program development and grant-writing training supports students to develop their own opportunities after graduation
- Mentored, supervised research experiences
- Consistent OT Faculty professional development mentorship for every student with assistance for portfolio development and career exploration
- Nationally-recognized faculty who are teacher-scholars that lead by example