Orthotics and Prosthetics

Tom Ekkens, Academic Advisor.

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 Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in both science and non-science courses.

Required Courses:

BIOL 121Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIOL 122Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIOL 123Anatomy and Physiology

4

or

BIOL 141General Biology

4

BIOL 142General Biology

4

BIOL 143General Biology

4

BIOL 250Biostatistics

4

or

MATH 106Introduction to Statistics

4

CHEM 105Survey of Chemistry

5

or

CHEM 141General Chemistry

3

CHEM 144General Chemistry Laboratory

1

PHYS 211General Physics

3

and

PHYS 214General Physics Laboratory

1

or

PHYS 201Conceptual Physics

3

and

PHYS 204Conceptual Physics Laboratory

1

PSYC 215Developmental Psychology

4

or

PSYC 492Abnormal Psychology

4

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