Orthotics and Prosthetics

Tom Ekkens, Academic Adviser.

Entry requirements vary according to the professional school. Summarized below are the requirements for entry into the program at Loma Linda University. For admission into the Orthotics and Prosthetics program, students are required to complete a minimum 96 credits and required courses.

Required Courses:

BIOL 121	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 122	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 123	Anatomy and Physiology	4
CHEM 101	Introductory Chemistry	4
	or
CHEM 141	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 144	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
ENGL 121	College Writing I	3
ENGL 122	College Writing II	3
ENGL 223	Research Writing	3
HIST 121	History of Western Civilization	4
MATH 106	Introduction to Statistics	4
PEAC	Any PEAC activity courses	2
PHYS 201	Conceptual Physics	3
PHYS 204	Conceptual Physics Laboratory	1
	or
PHYS 211	General Physics	3
PHYS 214	General Physics Laboratory	1
SPCH 101	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	4
	or
CIS 140	Computer Business Applications	4

MATH 206: or stats course from another department.

Social Sciences (12)

Select from at least two subject areas:

PSYC 130	General Psychology	4
PSYC 215	Developmental Psychology	4
	or
PSYC 492	Abnormal Psychology	4

Select additional credits from PSYC, SOCI, ANTH, PLSC (4)

Humanities (12-16)

Select from at least three subject areas:

ART 251; ENGL 204, 210; HIST 122; MUHL 124 (Applied Art/Mus, 2 Qtr hr max) PHIL 205; Any Foreign Language/ American Sign Language

Religion

4 credits per year

Individuals who have received a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university need only to complete the following prerequisite courses: BIOL 121, 122, 123; CHEM 101 or CHEM 141, 144; MATH 206 (or stats course from another department); PHYS 201, 204 or PHYS 211, 214; PSYC 215 or PSYC 492.

In addition to the above, Loma Linda requires a documented minimum of 80 work/observation hours under the supervision of a CPO practitioner.