Technical Standards for Admission

Application  Requirements:

• Previous completion of a Bachelor’s degree from an academically accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4 point scale.
  
  
• Meet the requirements of Eastern Michigan University’s Graduate School (www.gradschool.emich.edu) and have a completed application on file.

  Previous course work must have included:

  • 6 hr. of Anatomy & Physiology or 5hr. combined course at EMU.
  • 3 hr. Chemistry or Inorganic Chemistry.
  • 6 hr. Math. College Algebra and Trigonometry are recommended.
  • 3 hr. Physics.
  • 3 hr. Psychology.

• Completion of the the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).
  
  
• Submission of three letters of recommendation.  (If you have volunteer experience in an O&P facility, at least one of the letters must be from this source.)
  
  
• Submission of a 1200-1500 word essay explaining why you want to become an orthotist-prosthetist and why you wish to attend Eastern Michigan University.

Deadline for submission:

The completed application, transcripts, and all other requirements must be completed and the necessary paperwork received by EMU MSOP no later than the 1^st Friday in May of each year. 

Coursework in the program is offered through a joint venture between Eastern Michigan University and The University of Michigan’s Orthotic Prosthetic Center. Course work will include, in addition to didactic and lab work in each discipline: Material Science, Musculoskeletal Pathologies and Radiology, Gait Analysis, Biomechanics, Research methods, and Business Management. In addition, there are 25+ clinical sites through which students may rotate for clinical affiliation hours.

Admissions Committee

The admissions committee will be made up of:

• The clinical director MSOP
• One EMU MSOP and HPHP faculty member
• Two Adjunct faculty members who are ABC credentialed
• The program director will serve as an Ex Officio member and will vote in case of a tie

 

O & P Program Sequence of Courses

 

Please see the Eastern Michigan University's 2007-2009 Course Catalog for course descriptions. Please choose the "2007-2009 Graduate School Catalog" in the pulldown menu in the upper right hand corner on catalog page.