Requirements for Admission

The Admissions Committee of the Prosthetics-Orthotics Program determines the admissibility of an applicant into the Program in accordance with the quality of his or her credentials. An interview is required. In addition to the general admission requirements specified in the Student Information section of this catalog, applicants to the program must satisfy the following requirements:

1. Complete a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution by the end of May of the year you apply. (A prosthetics and orthotics-related major, such as biomechanical engineering, biomechanics, biology, or applied physiology is recommended);
2. Earn the minimum recommended cumulative and science GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in science and overall;
3. Complete and submit an online application with OPCAS available mid-July;
4. Submit three letters of recommendation (instructor, employer, undergraduate adviser, volunteer experience, or leadership position supervisor, other academic/research mentor);
5. Have visited, shadowed, volunteered, or worked in a prosthetic-orthotic clinic;
6. Submit a Graduate Record of Examination score (Scores are acceptable within five years of taking the exam.);
7. Complete the 33 semester hours of specific prerequisite courses (listed below).

*All required science classes must be for science majors and include a laboratory component.

**Courses must have been taken within the last 8 years.

The prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite courses are not offered at UT Southwestern. Classes begin in late May each year. The length of the Program is five semesters.