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Certificates of Achievement:
    -  Orthotics
    -  Prosthetics
Certificates of Completion

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Orthotics
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Michael Brncick
 OPT Program Coordinator/Advisor
Office: T1061
Phone: 815-280-2219
Email: mbrncick@jjc.edu

 

Orthotics and Prosthetics are the rapidly changing fields involving orthopedic braces (orthoses) and artificial limbs (prostheses). The industry provides a vital service to the rehabilitation medicine community and to individuals with disabilities. The Orthotics and Prosthetics Technology program at JJC will provide students with the fundamental knowledge and hand skills required in the industry. Through general education, core curriculum and specific O&P courses, the student will gain an introduction to basic human anatomy and medical terminology and specific technical skills required to perform the work of an O&P technician. Completion of the Certificate of Achievement will allow the student to be employed in the field of orthotics and be eligible to sit for the Registered Technician Certification Exam in Orthotics.

 

TE 121
ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS TECHNOLOGY
Certificate of Achievement in Orthotics

   

Hours

General education requirements

6

  ENG 101 Rhetoric 3  
or ENG 130 Technical Report Writing (3)  
  MATH 107 (or higher) Technical Mathematics I 3  
Core Concentration Requirements OPT  (Common to both O & P)

15

 

BIO 100 Medical Terminology 3  
  EGR 101 Introduction to Engineering Graphics 4  
  EEAS 101 Basic Wiring and Circuit Design 4  
  MFG 101 Precision Machine Tool Technology I 4  
Orthotics and Prosthetics Courses OPT:

29

  OPT 100 Introduction to O & P 3  
  OPT 101 Lower Limb Orthotics I 3  
  OPT 102 Spinal Orthotics 4  
  OPT 103 Lower Limb Orthotics II 4  
  OPT 104 Lower Limb Orthotics III 4  
  OPT 105 Upper Limb Orthotics 3  
  OPT 195 Clinical Experience I 4  
  OPT 295 Clinical Experience II 4  
Total Required Hours For Certificate of Achievement in OPT (Orthotics)

50

**Please note:  Any higher level general education courses can be substituted for the required courses.

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