Not sure where you're getting your info on the length of time it takes to complete the degrees you mention but, the Doctor of Occupational Therapy at BU (an RA university) is not 1 year. It is 3 years long full time. This degree is also nothing at all like VUL's DHA. This degree is to become an actual licensed occupational therapist not a healthcare administrator paper pusher in an office. These poor folks can't even call themselves a Dr. unlike the grads of the DHA program. That's just sad!
https://www.bu.edu/sargent/academics/dep...urriculum/
For kicks, I went and looked up Temple University's program as well. Hey what do you know it's also a 3 year program and it's 116 credits. There's no way anyone is completing 116 doctoral credits in 1 year especially when actual field experience is a requirement.
https://www.temple.edu/academics/degree-...p-othr-dot
Temple does offer a Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy program, but it's for licensed OTs or those who completed their master's in OT, but Temple has ended their master's program. This program is 21 credits and not completed in 1 year. Again, this program is not anything like the DHA offered by VUL so I'm not sure why you're using these programs as a comparison to VUL.
https://www.temple.edu/academics/degree-...p-ottp-otd
And then there's Grand Canyon University which is a for-profit university not without controversy. Where do you see that they offer a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy? I ask because it's not listed on their website.
https://www.gcu.edu/degree-programs/doctoral-degree
We get it. You love VUL and you're loyal to them. Not being able to see that they - just like every college out there - has faults and flaws is just bizarre. We all know I love UMPI. Doesn't mean that it doesn't have flaws. I love Amberton, but that doesn't mean it's perfect and doesn't have flaws. Nothing is perfect. If VUL were so flawless, they wouldn't have accreditation or finance issues. They've never been RA which is shocking that a college can't get RA accreditation while existing for over 100 years. Their accreditor TRACS is also known for having issues. I wouldn't be surprised to see them fold as there have been a few NA accreditors shutdown recently.
We're seeing many colleges shut their doors. Even colleges who have existed for 100 years are going under. The writing is on the wall for private, small colleges. It has been for quite some time. The DHA is clearly a Hail Mary and it has had numerous flaws throughout the program. I have seen several students have problems with faculty and even graduation. The whole graduation gown situation awhile back was just ridiculous.
Like it or not, RA is still the gold standard. While the US Department of Education today says NA and RA are equal, the fact remains that they are not in the eyes of many states, licensing bodies, and colleges. If NA works for you, great, but that doesn't make it perfect. Again, nothing is perfect.
https://www.bu.edu/sargent/academics/dep...urriculum/
For kicks, I went and looked up Temple University's program as well. Hey what do you know it's also a 3 year program and it's 116 credits. There's no way anyone is completing 116 doctoral credits in 1 year especially when actual field experience is a requirement.
https://www.temple.edu/academics/degree-...p-othr-dot
Temple does offer a Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy program, but it's for licensed OTs or those who completed their master's in OT, but Temple has ended their master's program. This program is 21 credits and not completed in 1 year. Again, this program is not anything like the DHA offered by VUL so I'm not sure why you're using these programs as a comparison to VUL.
https://www.temple.edu/academics/degree-...p-ottp-otd
And then there's Grand Canyon University which is a for-profit university not without controversy. Where do you see that they offer a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy? I ask because it's not listed on their website.
https://www.gcu.edu/degree-programs/doctoral-degree
We get it. You love VUL and you're loyal to them. Not being able to see that they - just like every college out there - has faults and flaws is just bizarre. We all know I love UMPI. Doesn't mean that it doesn't have flaws. I love Amberton, but that doesn't mean it's perfect and doesn't have flaws. Nothing is perfect. If VUL were so flawless, they wouldn't have accreditation or finance issues. They've never been RA which is shocking that a college can't get RA accreditation while existing for over 100 years. Their accreditor TRACS is also known for having issues. I wouldn't be surprised to see them fold as there have been a few NA accreditors shutdown recently.
We're seeing many colleges shut their doors. Even colleges who have existed for 100 years are going under. The writing is on the wall for private, small colleges. It has been for quite some time. The DHA is clearly a Hail Mary and it has had numerous flaws throughout the program. I have seen several students have problems with faculty and even graduation. The whole graduation gown situation awhile back was just ridiculous.
Like it or not, RA is still the gold standard. While the US Department of Education today says NA and RA are equal, the fact remains that they are not in the eyes of many states, licensing bodies, and colleges. If NA works for you, great, but that doesn't make it perfect. Again, nothing is perfect.
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