Entry-level OTD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans OTD Program
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (applicant) · New Orleans, Louisiana Applicant
From the program’s website
- Degree
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy (applicant)
ACOTE lists an LSU Health New Orleans OTD as an applicant. The department’s pages currently describe its accredited Master of Occupational Therapy (27 months, 90 semester hours); no entry-level OTD page was found.
Source quote
“il Remote VPN Self Service IT Service Desk Home SHP Occupational Therapy About Us About Us The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans offers a MASTER OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (MOT) degree program that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) for the 10-year period from academic year 2019-2020 to 2029-2030. For additional inform ... demic year 2019-2020 to 2029-2030. For additional information, click here . Completion of the MOT program prepares a graduate to practice occupational therapy. Twenty-seven months are needed to complete a total of 90 semester hours of coursework on campus at the Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, and off campus at practice sites within and out of the state. Included in these 90 semest”
Checked on the program’s website on October 9, 2026 by Deepam Pawar, OT.
From the ACOTE directory
- Accreditation status
- Applicant
- Degree level
- Entry-level OTD
- Institution type
- Public
- Next ACOTE on-site review
- 2029/2030
- Address
- 1900 Gravier Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
An institution that has applied to ACOTE to start this program. It is at the very start of the accreditation process.
ACOTE directory retrieved October 9, 2026.
Before you apply
- Confirm the current application deadline and whether the program uses OTCAS or its own application.
- Ask for the program’s NBCOT pass rate and graduation rate; ACOTE requires programs to publish them, and NBCOT posts school results on its school performance page.
- Check prerequisite courses, observation hours and GPA minimums. See OT school prerequisites.
- Plan for full-time fieldwork (at least 24 weeks of Level II), often away from campus.
Pay in Louisiana
U.S. median for occupational therapists: $100,330. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (SOC 29-1122). Compare all states.
Licensing in Louisiana is handled by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. How to get licensed in Louisiana →
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