{"id":1141,"date":"2024-10-24T12:19:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T19:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/occupational-therapy\/?page_id=1141"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:42:06","slug":"pathways-to-your-otd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/occupational-therapy\/pathways-to-your-otd\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathways to your OTD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pathways to NAU’s Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program<\/h1>\n

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Priority Admissions Pathways for NAU Undergraduates<\/h3>\n\n
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NAU OTD program <\/span>offers priority consideration to graduates of the <\/span><\/span>BS in <\/span>Exercise Physiology<\/span><\/span><\/a> program<\/span> at NAU. Students who wish to pursue this option should speak with their academic advisor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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NAU OTD program <\/span>offers priority consideration to graduates of the <\/span><\/span>BS in Public Health<\/span><\/span><\/a> program<\/span> at NAU. Students who wish to pursue this option should speak with their academic advisor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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NAU OTD program <\/span>offers priority consideration to graduates of the <\/span><\/span>BS in Psychological Sciences<\/span><\/span><\/a> program<\/span> at NAU. Students who wish to pursue this option should speak with their academic advisor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Transfer pathways for<\/span> Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n
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If you are a current or prior occupational therapy assistant (OTA) student from a <\/span>regionally-accredited<\/span> community college or university, you can complete your <\/span>bachelor’s degree online in <\/span><\/span>Health Sciences<\/span> – Allied Health<\/span><\/span><\/a> through Northern Arizona University<\/span> in order to<\/span> meet admissions requirements for the<\/span> OTD program<\/span>. <\/span>This is a <\/span><\/span>90\/30 degree completion program<\/span>,<\/span><\/span><\/a> w<\/span>hich means that s<\/span>tudents are able to <\/span>transfer in<\/span> up to 90 credits from a <\/span>regionally-accredited<\/span> program outside of Northern Arizona University.<\/span> Then, complete the remaining 30 upper-division credits (10 courses) to finish your degree. <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Priority Admissions Pathway from ASU<\/h3>\n

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The NAU OT Program prioritizes applications from students of ASU’s College of Health Solutions who meet admission requirements and prerequisite courses. <\/span><\/p>\n

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