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 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
	and
CHEM 144	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
ENGL 121	College Writing I	3
ENGL 122	College Writing II	3
ENGL 223	Research Writing	3
MATH 106	Introduction to Statistics	4
PEAC	Any PEAC activity courses	2
PHYS 201	Conceptual Physics	3
	and
PHYS 204	Conceptual Physics Laboratory	1
	or
PHYS 211	General Physics	3
	and
PHYS 214	General Physics Laboratory	1
SPCH 101	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	4

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)

History (4)

Select four credits from the following courses:

HIST 121	History of Western Civilization	4
HIST 122	History of Western Civilization	4
HIST 221	History of the United States	4

Humanities (8-12)

Select from at least two subject areas:

ART 251	Introduction to Art	4
ENGL 210	Survey of British and American Literature	4
MUHL 124	Introduction to Music	4
PHIL 205	Introduction to Philosophy	4

Any Foreign Language course may be used as well.

Religion

4 credits per year; 8 credits max.

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 106 (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.